"Master Lin, please tell me, I'll listen!" Nangong Suo sat upright and said with a forced smile.

"The first requirement is that all the Qiang tribes strongly oppose the exploitation of the Nangong tribes by the Nangong tribes. His Highness the King of Han believes that collecting taxes from various tribes is the government's business, and the Nangong tribe should not interfere in the affairs of the Nangong tribes."

Nangong Suoxin sank suddenly, and it was even more serious than he thought. Liu Jing's first request involved his core interests. He hurriedly defended: "I am not collecting taxes from various tribes, it is not taxes, it is the 'share' that must be paid to the Qiang King, just like the tribe money that needs to be paid to the clan leader in the Han family."

Lin Jin apologized: "I am just telling the original intention of His Highness the King of Han. I have no right to make any decisions. I can go back and report to His Highness the King of Han."

Nangong Suo asked with a gloomy face: "What about the second request?"

"The second requirement is that the Qiang King cannot have a direct army and must be disbanded and returned to the tribes."

Nangong Suo's mind changed rapidly. This request could be met. Most of his direct troops were from the Nangong tribe, and they could gather quickly even if they were disbanded. There was no big problem. He asked without saying a word, "What is the third requirement?"

"The third requirement is to determine the boundary between the Qiang people and the government. The ranches of the Qiang tribes are defined by the government. In addition, the jurisdiction of each county town is in the government and has nothing to do with the Qiang people. In addition, according to convention, the Qiang tribes should pay cattle and sheep to the government every year. Of course, the number will not be large. It is just a symbolic payment, but it must be paid. This is a jurisprudence, which has been like this for hundreds of years. His Highness the King of Han does not want to change it."

The third requirement is actually the territorial territory issue. Hexi is the territory of the Central Plains court, and the Qiang people are just subjects living in the territory of the Han Dynasty. Before, Nangong Suo drove away Jiuquan and Zhangye officials, but now they need to be restored.

These three conditions are more harsh than the other, and each one is more difficult for Nangong Suo to accept. His face turned red and white, and after a while, he said coldly: "What if I don't accept it?"

Lin Jin shook his head, "The King of Han did not say this. Perhaps he thought the King of Qiang should accept it, or the King of Qiang could put forward his own ideas and the two sides reached a compromise."

Nangong Suo snorted heavily, "Except for the second one, I can barely accept the other two. The first one, the Qiang tribe paid traditional sheep, which has nothing to do with the government taxes. This one is the unreasonable request of the King of Han, and there is no room for compromise. As for the third one, I can give up some county towns, but it is up to me to decide which county towns to give up. In other words, I can accept co-governance between Jiuquan and Zhangye, but I will not restore the former master-official relationship."

Lin Jin bowed and smiled, "In the first article, perhaps there may be misunderstandings between the two sides, or perhaps His Highness of the King of Han believed in the one-sided remarks of some Qiang tribes. The King of Han was the original intention of restoring tradition. I think as long as the two sides can communicate fully, then the 'shaved sheep' is not unacceptable. As for the third article, as long as it does not affect the smooth flow of the Silk Road, how to govern together, the two sides can negotiate repeatedly and finally reach a compromise. My personal opinion is the key to communication sufficiently and not cause misunderstandings. This time I am just here to send a message. The person who represents the negotiations of the King of Han is the French military advisor, and the King of Qiang can also designate a reciprocal negotiator."

Nangong Suo nodded, this is OK. He thought for a while and said, "I will let my uncle Nangong Sheng negotiate with you on his behalf on his behalf! I also hope to resolve the differences between the two sides peacefully and maintain the hard-won peace in Hexi."

Lin Jin left after saying goodbye. Nangong Suo ordered someone to find his uncle Nangong Sheng. Nangong Sheng was a thin old man, very smart, but he was in poor health and was always recuperating. After listening to Nangong Suo's narration, his eyes rolled rapidly and he sneered, "Don't the king understand what Liu Jing means?"

"My nephew is stupid, please teach me."

Nangong Sheng snorted coldly and said, "How could Liu Jing not know about the 'share money'? Didn't the Di people have it? His purpose was to make the tribes in Hexi escape from the control of the Nangong tribe. Without the sheep paid by the tribes from each tribe, your Qiang King will be in name only, and we will not be able to support the direct army. This is a matter of one to two."

Nangong Suo's face changed, and he realized the profound meaning of Liu Jing's proposal to abolish the sheep. His fists couldn't help but clenched, never! He would never agree.

Nangong Sheng glanced at him and said, "Even if Liu Jing promised to keep the share of sheep, it would greatly reduce the share of tributes from each tribe. For example, each tribe handed over 50,000 and turned into 500, which is still the same thing, so we can't believe his compromise too much."

Nangong Suo had made a decision, and he would never accept any clauses that infringe upon his interests. He asked in a deep voice: "Why did the third article mean?"

"The third article is simpler, which is to restore the former strong Han era. We are just subjects and follow the arrangements of the government. In short, Liu Jing wants to turn us into a scattered tribe that is worse than the Di people. Now he is just polite and then soldiers, and he wants to achieve his goal without spending one soldier. If we don't do it, then the war will inevitably break out. So I advise you not to be too superstitious about so-called negotiations. They just say it nicely, so that you can surrender without realizing it. You don't understand the cunning of the Han people."

Nangong Suo nodded, "Uncle said very well, on the one hand, we must negotiate, and on the other hand, we must be fully prepared for war. I will go to the Heheli tribes in the northern part of Zhao and force these two large tribes to send troops, so that my troops can reach 60,000 and I can fight the Han army."

Nangong Sheng patted his shoulder and stared into his eyes and said, "This is the heroic lord of the Nangong tribe. As long as you defeat the Han army this time, your dream of establishing the Qiang Empire will be realized step by step."

Although Nangong Sheng was very cunning, he still did not see through Liu Jing's true intentions. Liu Jing did not have any rituals before the army, nor did he have any idea of ​​defeating others without fighting. The so-called negotiations were just to delay tactics to prevent the Qiang people from taking the initiative and thus gaining time for the combat deployment of the Han army.

Liu Jing was determined to completely eradicate the Nangong tribe. As long as the Nangong tribe was removed, the Qiang people in Hexi would fall into a state of loose sand. What is the Qiang King? Liu Jing is the Qiang King.

Just as Lin entered Zhangye City to serve as an envoy, Liu Jing's Battle of Jiuquan also had a result. Ma Dai led 5,000 cavalry to defeat the Juyan tribe who controlled Jiuquan County outside Lufu City, Jiuquan County, and killed Anu's chief of Juyan tribe. Anu's son Zuo Lidan led the remnant army to flee to Juyanhai, but Ma Dai refused to let it go and led 3,000 cavalry to chase after him.

The Juyan tribe is one of the three major Qiang tribes loyal to Nangong Suo. The defeat of the Juyan tribe means that Nangong Suo has lost control of Jiuquan County.

Liu Jing was no longer worried about being attacked from both sides. He asked Fa Zheng to lead two thousand troops to guard Jiuquan County, and then personally led 10,000 cavalry to go south, enter Zhangye County, and advance towards Zhangye City.

That afternoon, Liu Jing's army set up a camp on the grassland about fifty miles away from Zhangye City. The camp was built on a high ground, with 100,000 spears all around, and a circle of large cars surrounded. This is a simple way to camp in the wild, which can prevent the enemy from sneaking into the camp.

Shortly after he set up the camp, Wang Ping led 5,000 troops to the camp. This was because Ma Chao was worried that Liu Jing would be attacked by Qiang and Hu, so he sent Wang Ping to support him.

Liu Jing was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered someone to bring Wang Ping into the tent. Wang Ping knelt down on one knee to greet him, "I am not good at the position of the King of Han!"

Liu Jing hadn't seen his subordinates for a long time. He was particularly happy when he saw this. He quickly helped Wang Ping up, patted him on his arm and smiled, "Sit down quickly and tell me about the situation of the war. It seems that you heard that you wiped out 10,000 Qiang and Hu cavalry in Wuwei County."

"To be precise, there are more than 7,900 people. As long as General Liu Hu's heavy armored infantry show their power and General Ma's main force arrives in time, otherwise the Qiang and Hu cavalry will conquer Cangsong County, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Wang Ping briefly said the battle in Wuwei County, but vaguely concealed his contribution. Liu Jing was so smart that he immediately heard the concealment in Wang Ping's voice. That should be Wang Ping's own contribution. As a pioneer, he saved Wuwei City, how could he have made no achievements?

Wang Ping's modesty was quite a bit like Zhao Yun's style, which made Liu Jing liked very much. He knew it well and did not say it out loud. He smiled and said, "Then will you come here this time, and you will encounter the Qiang people's attack?"

"I didn't meet it. Bei Yi caught the enemy spy. It seemed that Nangong Suo went to other tribes to urge troops, not in Zhangye City."

This news made Liu Jing's heart move, and he quickly asked: "When did you catch the enemy spy?"

"Just today, less than two hours away, but unfortunately the spy died, otherwise Bei Zhi would bring it back."

Liu Jing took two steps behind his hands and immediately ordered: "Let Wu Ban come to see me."

Soon, Wu Ban hurried over, and he led the 300 Eagle Strike Army to follow the main force of the cavalry. "I am humble!" Wu Ban bowed and said.

Liu Jing ordered him: "You can instruct your subordinates to sneak into Zhangye City and find out the news for me. Where is Nangong Suo now? In addition, all the Eagle Strike Army sent out to capture nearby Qiang people patrols."

"As for your order!" Wu Ban bowed and hurried away.
Chapter completed!