There were four people in the private room, Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou gathered around Wang Chengen to persuade him to drink. Wu Sangui acted as Ai Husheng, busy pouring wine.

Seeing Li Xiao, Mao Wenlong, and Sun Chengzong come in, Wang Chengen stood up quickly. He smiled and said with a cupped hand, "Thank you, Mr. General, for the hospitality. Our family has lived in the capital all year round, and we have never eaten so much seafood."

Wang Cheng'en was obviously very satisfied with today's banquet. He was not Xu Xianchun. Xu Xianchun held an important position in the Royal Guards, and there were many people to entertain him on weekdays. Wang Chengen was the chief servant of Prince Xin's palace, and Prince Xin was a master who would not bite any dog.

Why don't you invite your chief chamberlain to eat and drink? This is the first time for Wang Cheng'en to be treated like the guest of honor today.

Li Xiao looked at Wang Chengen's rosy face. He saw that this old guy drank a lot. It seemed that Wu Xiang and Zu Dashou's efforts in persuading people to drink were quite brilliant.

"Haha! As long as the prince likes it, our Shanhaiguan place is small and there is nothing to entertain. It's rare that the prince likes it. Sangui, please go down and prepare some dried shrimps, dried sea cucumbers and other things for the prince to take back."

Li Xiao immediately ordered Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui responded and immediately went out to make arrangements.

"Hey! It's so embarrassing to let the Commander-in-Chief spend money." Wang Chengen thanked him with a smile, and the wrinkles on his face were like blooming chrysanthemums.

"It's just some local specialties. Don't worry about it, father-in-law. I, Li Xiao, would like to toast you this glass of water and wine." Li Xiao raised the glass and toasted to Wang Chengen.

"It is only right that the old slave respects the General Soldier. The General Soldier guards the border for the country. When fighting the Tatars in the bitter cold land, he often said this when he was still hiding in the mansion. If our northern frontier of the Ming Dynasty does not have the support of the General Soldier,

, I am afraid that the bandits have already arrived at the capital city. This old slave should respect you for this drink." Wang Chengen stood up, holding the wine glass and talking with a smile.

"Eunuch Wang, our drinking order just now does not count if you drink while standing. If you drink this wine, it will be in vain." Zu Dashou stood up with a smile. It seemed that he had been involved in a drinking lawsuit just now.

"General Zu is right, sit down and drink, let's sit down and drink." Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"Old Sun, you are the Imperial Master. In front of you, there is no place for a slave. Old slave...!"

"I'm not so particular today. When I arrived at Shanhaiguan, I was Brother Xiao's guest. Now I'm just a staff member of the General Military Mansion. The late emperor has become famous, and I'm no longer an emperor's teacher." Sun Chengzong pressed Wang Chengen's shoulder.

, let him sit down.

Li Xiao saw this and looked at Wang Chengen in a different light. It stands to reason that Zhu Youjian will ascend the throne soon. As Zhu Youjian's confidant, Wang Chengen's value will naturally rise. After being a grandson for so many years, he is now being praised by others, without any hesitation.

Floating above. But being able to maintain a trace of clarity proves that this guy is quite capable. I'm afraid it won't be that easy to deal with this guy today.

Here Wang Chengen had been pushed down by Sun Chengzong and sat down. Li Xiao and Wang Chengen had a drink. Wang Chengen held the wine glass in both hands and drank it in one gulp. After drinking, he flashed the bottom of the glass to Li Xiao.

"Cough...!" Mao Wenlong coughed slightly, but Wu Xiang hadn't reacted yet. Zu Dashou had already reacted, pulling Wu Xiang and saying: "You drank too much, come with me to go out."

The following words belong to the category of conspiracy. The fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better. Zu Dashou was very conscious, so he picked Wu Xiang up and left.

"Eunuch Wang, everyone here is not an outsider. Please tell me, what is the purpose of Long Live Lord sending you here this time." Seeing Zu Dashou and Wu Xiang go out, Li Xiao immediately got to the point. This guy is not Xu Xianchun, he is comparable to

Xu Xianchun is much more difficult to deal with, so it's better to get straight to the point. It's easy to get yourself involved by going roundabout with such a bastard.

"Long Live hasn't ascended the throne yet, so we can't talk about this decree. It's just that the Tatars have been rampant recently, and the peace of northern Xinjiang depends entirely on General Li. This..., if someone in the capital wants to send General Lieutenant to Beijing, what else can he do?

Commander-in-Chief, please...take it accordingly." After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he stared at Li Xiao's face with a pair of triangular eyes.

"Of course I won't accept random orders, but if there is an order from the Ministry of War, I...can't disobey orders!" Li Xiao looked embarrassed.

"Uh...!" Wang Cheng'en was shocked. He didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian actually used the Ministry of War's official text. His party members were all over the court, and it was too easy for him to draft a Ministry of War official document.

"This is officially a long-lived worry, the defense of Northern Xinjiang...!"

"Eunuch Wang, let's not beat around the bush. I'm sure you can guess why Xu Xianchun came to Shanhaiguan. He brought the Ministry of War's troop dispatching documents and a bill of lading worth five hundred thousand taels. He said that he would return it when he arrived at the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital.

Three hundred thousand taels of cash will be allocated." Sun Chengzong took out a brown paper envelope, waved it in front of Wang Chengen's eyes, and then put it on the table.

"Cough...!" Wang Cheng'en coughed. The move was quite generous, and it was 800,000 taels of silver.

"Since Mr. Sun has spoken so straightforwardly, I will not beat around the bush. Whatever Mr. Li wants, I will try my best to deal with it in front of Long Live." Now that everyone has spoken out, let's just discuss the terms face to face with gongs and drums.

. All metaphors and allusions were omitted, and everyone was just guessing like idiots, which looked very stupid.

"We want 800,000 taels of silver! Wei Zhongxian promised us. If we don't get it, the army's food and salary will be a problem." Mao Wenlong looked like he had never seen money before.

"That's no problem. The 800,000 households can provide it. It's not easy for soldiers to guard the border. We can't even get military pay." Wang Chengen readily agreed. In terms of income, 800,000 taels of silver is nothing.

.

"Brother Xiao will be the governor of Shandong, and I will be the chief envoy of Shandong. Admiral of Shandong, Ao Canghai!" As soon as Wang Chengen agreed, Sun Chengzong dropped a bombshell.

Li Xiao is the governor of Shandong, Sun Chengzong is the chief envoy of Shandong, and Ao Canghai is the admiral of Shandong. This is the rhythm of Shandong's military and political affairs. With Mao Wenlong as the governor of Jiliao, what is Li Xiao going to do, break the soil and become the king?

Wang Chengen was a little confused. He needed to digest this bombshell.

"If Wanzai doesn't even agree to this request, then... the Liao army can't refuse the Ministry of War's proposal. After all, we are still under the control of the Ministry of War!" Li Xiao followed, and the three of them pressed forward step by step. Wang Chengen's forehead

Beads of sweat oozed out!

"Are there any other conditions?" Wang Chengen looked at Li Xiao and asked.

"No! We also know when enough is enough." Li Xiao also looked at Wang Chengen.

This was agreed upon by Li Xiao, Sun Chengzong, and Mao Wenlong. Even if Jinan City was captured and Chen Hailong was defeated, in the final analysis, Shandong was still in his hands.

Shandong is too important to Liaodong. Liaodong's cloth, cotton, and soldiers all rely on Shandong for supplies. It can be said that Shandong is the best base in Liaodong. Especially since Li Xiao now occupies complete control of the sea, he can find all the Bohai Bay.

There was less than one Houjin warship.

Take advantage of this opportunity to seize Shandong and hold it tightly in your hands, otherwise Liaodong will be a big tree without roots.

In Wang Chengen's mind, there was a war between heaven and man, and Li Xiao was bound to grow into a warlord in Shandong, and he would be the main culprit in the future.

If they don't give it to Shandong, Li Xiao will send his troops to Beijing. I have the Ministry of War's writings, which can be considered reasonable. If Li Xiao enters Beijing, then the situation in Beijing...! Those idiots in the three camps, even if they are tied together, they are not Li Xiao.

Xiao's opponent. Especially after seeing Li Xiao's display of force today, Wang Chengen was full of fear of Li Xiao's coming to Beijing.

"No matter what the conditions are, agree to him." Zhu Youjian's words rang in his ears again. This was the trump card Zhu Youjian gave Wang Chengen when he left Beijing.

Wang Chengen had no idea that when Xu Xianchun came to Shanhaiguan this time, he only brought a bill of lading of 500,000 taels of silver from the Jizhou treasury. All the documents from the Ministry of War were Li Xiao's deception.

"I have agreed to this matter. After I return to Beijing, I will report it to Long Live, and I will definitely give General Li a satisfactory answer." Wang Chengen is also an old fox, and Li Xiao's pupils shrank. What do you mean, Wang Chengen agreed, and you

If you are not the emperor, your promise will be of no use.

Just as he was about to speak, Sun Chengzong suddenly kicked Li Xiao under the table.

"Okay! Since the chamberlain has agreed, we will stay put for now. According to the news in the capital, the new emperor will ascend the throne in seven days. We hope that Long Live's first order after ascending the throne will be the appointment of Brother Xiao and us." Sun Chengzong smiled.

said.

After all, it was the old fox who set a time limit for this matter. If Zhu Youjian did not have the will to appoint him, there were party members led by Wei Zhongxian inside and strong soldiers like Li Xiao outside. Even if he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he would never be able to sit still.

The throne of emperor.

"I will get up tonight, and I will ascend the throne in seven days. The first decree will definitely be the appointment of General Li!" After the conditions were negotiated, Wang Chengen did not hesitate. He is not a general like Xu Xianchun, who can ride a horse in Shanhaiguan.

Traveling between Beijing and Beijing.

Even though Shanhaiguan is not far from the capital, if you really need to take a carriage, it will take three or two days.

"With such a helpful servant, we will definitely abide by the agreement within seven days." Mao Wenlong bowed his hands to Wang Chengen as a farewell.

"I will satisfy you all!" Wang Chengen didn't waste any time, he stood up and walked out.

"Ask Wu Sangui to lead a cavalry company to escort the prince back to the capital." As soon as Wang Chengen walked to the door, Li Xiao's instructions came.

After finally negotiating the terms, this prince must not allow others to cheat him halfway. If that happens, all the hard work will be wasted.

"Promise!" Wu Sangui, who was waiting at the door, promised loudly, saluted Li Xiao, and then followed Wang Chengen out.

"Mr. Sun, how sure do you think you are?" Mao Wenlong asked curiously when he saw Wang Chengen going out.
Chapter completed!