"Are we friends?"

Yuan Mulan put down the teacup and asked suddenly.

Xu You smiled slightly and said, "I have always only drunk tea with my friends."

Yuan Mulan's bright eyes were as bright as the morning star and she said, "Then I call you Weizhi?"

"My pleasure!"

Yuan Mulan pursed her lips, and when she smiled, her beautiful face full of oppression would feel a little like a girl next door, which looked particularly beautiful, and said, "If you are so easy to meet on the battlefield, then you will be Amitabha!"

This statement may be a bit like acting cute and showing weakness from other girls, but it comes from Yuan Mulan's mouth, but it only represents the literal meaning - Xu You on the battlefield is very difficult to deal with, and Xu You on the battlefield is a very good friend.

Xu You smiled and said, "If you are a defeated general, how could you have the opportunity to sit against Your Highness and drink tea..."

This is not irony, but to explain the facts. A girl like Yuan Mulan does not have enough status and intelligence, and barely becoming friends only makes both parties feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Yuan Mulan said angrily: "Am I that snobbish?"

Xu You didn't answer the conversation, poured another cup of tea and said, "Try it, the second cup is different from the first cup."

After drinking, Yuan Mulan closed her eyes as if she was savoring. After a while, she opened her eyes with satisfaction and said, "Weizhi, are you planning to go north this time and destroy the Wei Kingdom?"

Xu You shook his head and said, "I don't have this ability, nor do I have such a big appetite. The Western Expedition is just to destroy Liang. If you don't send troops to the south, I should get married in Jinling now..."

"Um?"

Yuan Mulan was stunned. She didn't expect Xu You to suddenly mention a private matter and said, "When you get married, I can't come and congratulate you in person, but I will send someone to give you a generous gift."

Xu You declined: "Forget the gift, I'm afraid someone will sue me for the enemy!"

Yuan Mulan laughed.

A cup of tea was drunk in laughter. She put the teacup on the stone plate, and her smile gradually faded away, saying, "The State of Chu is unable to destroy Wei, but as long as you occupy the land along the Yellow River in one day, the Wei Dynasty will not be at ease. They will definitely compete with you for the land of Yuluo at any cost. I don't know how many people, horses and property I will invest, nor who will win or lose in the end, but it can be foreseen that the two countries will be completely restrained by the Yuluo battlefield, just like a lifeless gambler who has to grit his teeth and persevere in the loss of money, and see who can't hold on first..."

Xu You agreed with Yuan Mulan's view that if the land of Yuluo becomes a veritable meat grinder and continues to fight endlessly, it is likely that the State of Chu will not be able to hold on. After all, in terms of imperial power, the power of the Emperor of Wei is far greater than that of the Emperor of Chu, and the restraint and resistance are relatively small. The internal complexity of Chu, the family is almost at the same time as the royal family. If the interests of the family have too much loss due to the war, they will not mind changing the emperor or changing to an obedient emperor!

Not everyone is thinking about the Northern Expedition of the Sovereigns and restore the Han people. Most vested interests hope to maintain the status quo. It doesn’t matter if they don’t make progress, but once they go backward, it will trigger a sharp rebound.

This is a large part of the reason why Xu You wanted to fight the state of Wei for ten years. He needed time to resolve disputes within Chu and unify his thoughts, and then he could concentrate all the forces that could be concentrated and send troops north.

Yuan Mulan was very sincere and said, "This is meaningless. It is better to take a step back. We will retain the land north of Luoyang, Xingyang, Zhongmu, and Junyi, and return to you south."

This is the Wei State taking the initiative to give up most of the original Yuzhou. Xu You could push the national border from the Huaihe River Basin to close to the Yellow River, which is a rare victory in more than a hundred years.

"Thanks to the girl for her sincerity, but I can't agree."

Yuan Mulan was not in a hurry and asked for a price to repay the money on the spot, saying, "Please make a clear statement."

"Luoyang, Hulao Pass can give you this way to keep the Wei State's way to cross the Yellow River from Hedong County at any time, and can use Luoyang as the foundation. In the east, it will force Yuzhou and in the west, it will shock Guanzhong."

Negotiations are not just eating alone, they must give the other party benefits. Since Luoyang was occupied by Yuanguang, a fool also knows that he would not come back through negotiations. The Wei State occupied Luoyang and could connect the two sides of the Yellow River through the Mengjin Ferry. It was like a snail inserted into the North China Plain and the Guanzhong Plain. It would disgust you when you have nothing to do, and when you have something to do, it could instantly turn into a huge black sharp blade, blooming in the heart, and breaking your belly.

Yuan Mulan knew that Xu You had some more information, so she listened quietly.

Xu You gave him benefits and naturally took advantage of it, saying, "From Huatai to the south of Xingyang, everything belongs to me!"

Yuan Mulan said: "Weizhi, this is not a peace talk, but a request for me to sign the city alliance. Even if I agree, I will be rejected by the court after I go back."

Xu You also smiled and said, "Then you offer a price."

Yuan Mulan pondered, she was weighing, where was Xu You's bottom line, and what was the bottom line that the emperors and ministers in Pingcheng could accept?

The yellow leaves in the sky swayed in the wind, falling on her shoulders and hair in pieces. The crystal clear skin was not flawed by the wind and sand in the north. The figure when she was concentrating on thinking was the most timeless scenery in the painting.

"Am I beautiful?"

She tilted her head, showing her generousness and generosity.

Xu You was caught and was not embarrassed, and replied honestly: "It's beautiful!"

Yuan Mulan smiled and said to Xu You: "Just make it simple, Luozhou belongs to me, Yuzhou belongs to you, but I want the sash platform and white horse in Yuzhou."

With the skating platform and the white horse, I controlled the bargaining chips for crossing the Yellow River. After crossing the Yellow River, Yuzhou was like a beauty lying on her butt, and there was no safety at all.

Xu You doesn't care. Anyway, Luoyang's Mengjin Ferry is in the hands of the other party, so he is not afraid of having more ferries, such as the ferry and Baima. If he has a choice, he wants Luozhou even more. With Luozhou, he can be connected with Guanzhong, but who has ever seen a hungry wolf spit out the meat that was swallowed into his stomach?

"Luozhou can only give you places east and south of Luoyang, and Hongnong County east of Luoyang belongs to me. Moreover, the Huatai and Baima maintain the status quo, and the city defense is not allowed to be strengthened unilaterally. The garrison cannot exceed 500 troops. The mobilization of troops requires notifying the Yuzhou Governor's Office to avoid misjudgment from us."

Yuan Mulan thought about it and Hongnong County could serve as a buffer zone between Luoyang and Tongguan. Besides, this is Xu You's core interest, so he could not give in and said: "I agree, but it cannot be made public, which would harm the national system. I suggest that both parties establish a secret communication channel..."

"Yes!" Xu You put forward his real idea of ​​the peace talks with Wei State at the right time, and said: "The secret passage also needs to be covered. I suggest that Ji County and Lingzao County do not garrison, and only leave a little inspection force, and then prepare for the establishment of a court site and open up the market!"

Ji County belongs to the State of Wei, and Xuanzao County belongs to the State of Chu. The two counties face each other across the Yellow River. They are located on the middle line of Luoyang and Huatai. The terrain is flat and the transportation is convenient, and there is no danger to guard.

“Mutual trade?”

"Yes, mutual trading is beneficial to you and me. On the one hand, it can promote trade exchanges, exchanges, and mutual understanding, and each other needs. On the other hand, it can deepen mutual trust and maintain a hard-won stable situation on the border."

Yuan Mulan hesitated, Yuan Yu gave her all the power to make decisions on the spot, and Yuan Guang would unconditionally support any decision she made, but in her prediction of Xu You, there was no option of trading with each other.

Xu You smiled and said, "Baiwu merchants traveled from north to south, and they didn't know how many corrupt officials had gained weight. Because they were involved in noble people, they could not conduct effective supervision, which led to them being bold and many prohibited things were circulated. Open trades, at least there is a law to follow. They can charge huge taxes on the surface, and secretly prevent most prohibited things."

It is said that Wei and Chu have been hostile for a hundred years and have no trade with each other. However, people have demands. You want the fine salt of Wei, and I want the silk of Chu. These demands did not shift due to the hostile relationship between the two countries, which also led to the popularity of the White and Wu merchants. They bribed border officials in various names and means, and then reselled the materials of the two countries to make profits. Countless people have made great fortunes over the years, but the treasury has not gained any benefits.

"Okay, I agree..."

Two big men who can shake the world with stomping their feet, but they bargained against each other like market vendors. Sometimes they were tense, sometimes they laughed and cheered, sometimes they were silent as wind and rain, sometimes they were furious and thundering, and then they continued until the sky became darker. Yuan Mulan looked up and listened with his ears. The desolate and sad singing came from the Chu army camp that had been continuous for several miles outside Zhongmu City:

"Turn horses to the west to fight, homesickness arises step by step. I raise my whip and stop the river. I look back and see the sadness. I want to ask my old friend, and the moon is bright all over the world."

"Turn horses to the west to fight, and the Yangtze River water has begun to condense. After a hurry, the cold and heat have passed, and the Yellow River is ice again. Thousands of mountains and thousands of mountains are different."

...

"What's this?"

Xu You replied: "The elders at home hope that their children will return, their wives and children will return, and they will seek their homesickness. This is the normal human nature!"

Yuan Mulan said silently for a long time: "I am the Hu family and I don't understand the Han children's songs, but in these days, I can often hear similar songs in Junyi City... After a hundred years of conquest, there are indeed too many people who died... I am willing to urge the court to stop the war forever, become a brotherly country with the State of Chu, and the people of the two countries live in peace, and there is no worries about war disasters..."

"If this could be done, it would be great!"

Yuan Mulan is a woman after all, and she has a moment of emotional impulse, but she forgot an iron fact that the principle that determines the relationship between the two countries is not in the covenant, but in the comparison of strength between the two sides.

If the strength is always balanced, you can naturally be a brother forever. If Chu is slightly stronger, Wei is slightly weaker, or Chu is slightly weaker, Wei is slightly stronger, you can be a brother for the time being. However, as long as one side has a significantly greater strength than the other side, let alone a country of brothers, even a country of father and son is just a joke on paper, without any binding force.

However, Xu You understood that within ten years, the State of Chu was still unable to fight north and the State of Wei was unable to move south. No one could predict what would happen in ten years, so he followed Yuan Mulan's words and swore to make an appointment with his brothers.

As brothers, Yuan Mulan showed the grand side of the Xianbei people. She and Xu You took the general direction: divide Luozhou and Yuzhou, Huatai garrison, establish secret communication channels, and the city of Sozaoji County. Many other details will not be investigated in depth, and leave them to the people below to discuss and discuss.

The golden crow fell, the jade rabbit hung high, the sky in the distance was covered with a cold arc, and the golden leaves under the ginkgo tree made a rustling sound. Yuan Mulan turned over and rode on the horse, turned around and smiled at Xu You Yanran, kicked the horse's belly lightly, lifted the reins, and galloped away like a meteor.

Xu Youmo stood for a long time, and his long figure gradually disappeared in the moonlight.

This is exactly:

The flat sand and shallow grass connect the sky. The road is vast, and it is almost the rise and fall. Last night the waves were sounding, and the bones were washed like frost. The heroes of all ages have been the bottom of the world. I feel sad and sad!?

(End of Volume 6)

(And the last volume)
Chapter completed!