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"Clang"

An iron door was opened, and Xu Shu turned around and said to Jiang Qi: "It's here, Mr. Jiang, come with me."

Jiang Qi was nervous and followed Xu Shu into the dark, bottomless dungeon. The light in the dungeon was dim but very quiet. There were no other prisoners inside. When he walked to a cell, Jiang Qi saw Huang Sho at a glance. He could see that he had been beaten, his body was covered in blood, curled up on a wooden couch, with thick iron chains tied with his hands and feet.

"The eldest son"

Jiang Qi called Huang Qiu a few times. Huang Qiu slowly raised his head and looked at him weakly. A light suddenly popped out of his eyes. He dragged the chain to the wooden gate and grabbed Jiang Qi's hand, "Mr. Jiang is here to save me?"

Seeing that he looked miserable, Jiang Qi couldn't help but sigh and nodded, "I'm entrusted by your father to find a way to save you."

"Sir, I must save me, I really can't stand it." Huang She couldn't continue and cried bitterly.

Jiang Qi quickly comforted him and promised to save him. He looked back from the corner of his eyes and saw a smug smile on Xu Shu's face, and couldn't help but complain in his heart. Such negotiations would be detrimental to him.

"Mr. Jiang, please Sima is still waiting for you."

Jiang Qi nodded, turned around and followed Xu Shu out of the dungeon, and came directly to the county government. The county government occupied a small area, less than acres. It was also the Sima military government in other departments, and it was the place where the military power of Chaisang was concentrated.

Xu Shu led Jiang Qi to the meeting hall, and Liu Jing was already sitting in the hall. Seeing Jiang Qi coming, Liu Jing stood up with a smile, "Is it Mr. Jiang?"

Jiang Qi hurriedly stepped forward and gave a deep bow, "Jiang Yongji, a poor man from Wuchang, met with Gong Jing."

"Mr. Jiang, please sit down."

"Xie Gong"

Jiang Qi sat down, Xu Shu was also sitting by the side. Liu Jing ordered someone to serve tea. He asked again with a smile: "Is Mr. Jiang a native of Wuchang?"

“It’s right”

Jiang Qi hesitated and said, "Actually, the ancestor of his family is from Chenliu County. He moved to Wuchang County with his family forty years ago. I was born in Wuchang County."

Liu Jing smiled: "It turns out that Mr. Jiang also has northern blood, no wonder he is a generous person."

"Let the public laugh."

The servants served them tea, Liu Jing picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then turned the topic back to the main business, "Mr. Mr. Huang should have met Mr. Huang just now."

"I met him, but I just beg Gong Jing not to abuse him for the sake of his own subordinates."

"No, how could I abuse Mr. Huang?"

Liu Jing pretended to be surprised and asked Xu Shu next to him, "Xu County Magistrate, the county prison is under your jurisdiction. You ordered someone to check it out, and if anyone avenged his personal revenge against Eunuch Huang without authorization?"

Xu Shu quickly got up and said, "I'll go check it now."

Liu Jing quickly stopped him, "No hurry now, let's talk about it later."

Liu Jing apologized to Jiang Qi again and said, "It's busy, and I can't take care of many things. You know, Mr. Huang also has many private enemies. Maybe someone will take revenge on Mr. Huang secretly. I will never allow this situation and try to avoid it."

Jiang Qi smiled bitterly in his heart, and beat him like that. Even if the understatement of avenging private revenge was exposed, I think about it, Huang She was a prisoner of war, and it was normal for him to suffer any crime. Liu Jing was just giving himself some face. If the negotiations broke down, what would happen if he was killed?

Thinking of this, Jiang Qi stopped mentioning the abuse of Huang She and continued to talk about the topic. "Your Majesty also knows that Huang Shou has only two sons, and Huang Yong has not yet known his life and death. Now there is only one Huang Shou left. Since it is in the hands of Gong Jing, Huang Shou naturally wants to redeem him. So I specially ordered me to talk about the specific method of redemption. I don't know if Gong Jing has a plan."

"plan"

Liu Jing couldn't help but laugh, "Didn't I write a letter to Su Fei to take it back? Didn't Huang Shou receive it?"

Jiang Qi showed a look of embarrassment on his face and explained: "Huang Shou has a very hot temper. He cannot accept the request to cede Wuchang County, so he tore the letter apart, and he didn't know what was written later."

Liu Jing and Xu Shu looked at each other, and both of them laughed meaningfully. Liu Jing said lightly: "Since Huang Shou cannot accept the cenification of Wuchang, what else can I talk about? Mr. Jiang will do it myself, I have lost my companion."

After saying that, Liu Jing stood up and was about to leave. Jiang Qi was stunned, but he immediately woke up and said repeatedly: "Mr. Jing, please stay."

Xu Shu also quickly got up and went up to persuade, "Sima, give Mr. Jiang a face to hear how he explained."

Liu Jing finally showed anger on his face and said to Jiang Qi coldly: "I am an enemy of Huang Zu, everyone in the world knows that I will not give him any face. Huang Zu was injured by the attack was my order. I just gave you a face and would not embarrass you. If you feel that you can't continue to talk, then we will fight. I can defeat 20,000 Jiang Xia troops. If you don't believe it, you are afraid that you will be only 10,000 people. Go back and tell Huang Zu that I will send Huang Zu's head tonight. He wants to attack the city. I, Liu Jing, will accompany you at any time."

Jiang Qi stepped forward and bowed repeatedly, "Stop anger, please calm down."

Liu Jing snorted heavily and sat down again, "Mr. Jiang, I'm giving you a face, otherwise I would never give in at all."

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang Qi is very grateful"

After such a storm, Jiang Qi felt that he was much weaker. He also knew that Huang Zu had a sneak attack first, and he was in a disadvantage. In addition, Liu Jing was strong and was not afraid of a battle. Huang Zu absolutely did not dare to fight for his own life, so he finally forced himself to come to discuss.

Jiang Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a bitter face: "Wuchang is the capital of Jiangxia County and the location of Huang Shou's family. Wuchang County cannot be given to the public in any case. Apart from this, the rest are easy to discuss."

Xu Shu next to him also advised: "Sima must also consider the feelings of the provincial governor. Now Jiangxia County has a foreign enemy, Jiangdong, so Jiangxia should maintain stability. If you take Wuchang, it will be difficult for the provincial governor to explain. Please Sima Si."

Jiang Qi begged, Xu Shu pretended to be a peacemaker again and persuaded him. Liu Jing pondered for a while, then reluctantly said: "Okay, I'll make another condition. If Huang Zu doesn't agree, then wait to collect his body."

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"What do you want me to ced Xiazhi County?"

Huang Zu suddenly turned around and stared at Jiang Qi fiercely. Xiazhi County was located between Yangxin County and Chaisang County, close to the Yangtze River. Although it is not as large as Yangxin County, it has a large population and a very important strategic position. However, the county town is not on the riverside, but is more than 20 miles away from the Yangtze River.

Huang Zu knew better than anyone else that once Xiazhi County was taken away by Liu Jing, the entire southern part of Jiangxia County would belong to him. Huang Zu was so angry that he was bleeding from hatred. He turned around and punched the bulkhead, and his throat was low like a wild beast. How could Huang Zu accept this great humiliation?

At this point, Jiang Qi had to persuade Huang Zu, "Shou, even if Xiazhi County is not given to Chaisang in the next step, they will seize it by force. Xiazhi County is located between Yangxin County and Chaisang County. It is difficult to defend against it. It is better to be a favor for them, and exchange the public first, and then we will make a long-term plan. Anyway, the county town is there, and they can't take it away, so we can take it back in the future."

Huang Zu held the bulkhead and lowered his head, and asked in a quiet voice for a while: "What other conditions do he have?"

"His second condition is that the Jiangxia army is not allowed to intercept the Tao family's merchant ships anymore, and the people seized, the merchant ships and cargo must be released immediately."

This condition is not too much, and there is no loss to him, Huang Zu. Huang Zu nodded, "I can agree to this condition, what else?"

Jiang Qi looked embarrassed, the first condition was that he could not speak, but he had to say it. He sighed and said, "The first condition they proposed is to compensate 100,000 stones of grain and 10,000 taels of gold."

Huang Zu's eyes were almost glaring out, one hundred thousand stones of grain and ten thousand taels of gold. Didn't this empty his Huang family's foundation? He shook his head slowly, "Mr. Jiang, you are really confused. How could I take out so much grain and gold? Not to mention that I can't take out, even if I can take out, I can't give it to him. I will never agree to this condition."

Jiang Qi knew that Huang Zu would reply, and he advised: "I also know that this condition will make Shogh embarrassed, but even if Bei Zhi goes to bargain with them, he can only suppress half of the food at most. There are still 50,000 stones of grain and 10,000 taels of gold. Liu Jing made it very clear that the first condition must be exchange of materials, and he will never give in. Bei Zhi should pay attention to the trade-offs."

Huang Zu was walking back and forth in the cabin with his hands behind his back, feeling extremely heavy. He knew that if he attacked again, he might not be able to capture Chaisang, but his life would definitely be over. Now that he is in the hands of others, he is asking for a lot of price, he cannot not bleed, but he is in short supply of food. Even if he is 50,000 shi of grain, it is difficult for him to take out, let alone tens of thousands of taels of gold.

After thinking about it for a long time, Huang Zu asked, "I just heard you say that the first condition must be material exchange. Is this what Liu Jing said?"

"yes"

Huang Zu showed a sneer on his face, "Since it is materials, it may not be money and food. I can give him other things. You can talk to him again. I can agree to other materials except money and food."

After a round of negotiations, Liu Jing finally reached an agreement with Huang Zu. Liu Jing changed the first condition to that he wanted all the families of all the captured Jiangxia soldiers, that is, the population, to have a total of more than 12,000 people. As a little concession and sincerity, Liu Jing released Yu's injured Jiangxia soldiers and allowed them to return to the ship with Jiang Qi.

Two large ships sailed out of the water gate, and the ship was loaded with the chaotic wounded soldiers Yu. Jiang Qi was also on the ship. He kindly comforted the wounded soldiers.

At this time, Jiang Qi accidentally found a relative of his own among the prisoners of war, his wife's nephew, named Ding Ping. He quickly called Ding Ping up and asked, "Why are you captured too?"

Ding Ping stepped forward and kowtowed, "Report to my uncle, my nephew was captured with General Su Fei."

Jiang Qi nodded, and saw that there was no one around, he asked in a low voice: "Do you know why Su Fei was released?"

Ding Ping scratched his head, "I don't know the specific nephew, but it should be related to Gan Ning's plea."

Jiang Qi's eyes became more interested and asked quickly: "How to ask for mercy, tell me quickly."

"At that time, General Su was locked in a wooden cage, and his nephew and a dozen prisoners of war were next to the cage. General Su asked someone to find Gan Ning. I heard that he seemed to say, "I have an old relationship with my husband. Today I am in trouble. Can you save my life?"

“That’s all”

Ding Ping nodded, "It seems that there is only so much. Gan Ning didn't say anything. He turned around and left. Later, he heard that General Su was released. My brothers and I were praising Gan Ning for his loyalty."

Jiang Qi stroked his beard and sneered. As expected, it was not as expected. If Gan Ning had not pleaded with him, how could Liu Jing let him go? Humph, greedy for life and fear of death in the face of the battle. How could such a person be the general?
Chapter completed!