They weren't afraid of conditions, they were afraid of not saying anything.
Quan and Hui's spirits rose. Quan Taifeng immediately asked, "What conditions?"
Niu Youdao: "Both sides have gathered troops at the border and confronted each other for so long. What is the meaning of not starting a war?"
What is this all about? Quan Taifeng still replied, "Starting a full-scale war is related to the fate of the country. Naturally, we won't fight a war we have no confidence in winning. Once the internal chaos of the Yan reaches a certain point, it will be the time to attack."
The situation was obvious. Niu Youdao also thought so before. But after seeing Gao Jiancheng, he realized that it wasn't the case. A group of people in power was using the situation to create momentum, playing a group of cultivators like monkeys. To put it bluntly, they were fighting for the right to speak with the cultivators. If they couldn't win the cultivators by force, they could only use underhanded methods.
Of course, he was also taking advantage of the chaos and wouldn't expose the truth. "Elder brother said the key point. When the internal chaos of the Yan reaches a certain point, but as far as I know, it's not like the Yan doesn't have the strength to suppress the rebellion."
Hui Qingping frowned, "Little brother, what are you trying to say?"
Niu Youdao: "I don't want to be a fence-sitter, but at this point, there is no need to say such hypocritical words. I can't gamble with the lives of so many people in Nanzhou. I must see some signs in my favor before I can send troops. Otherwise, it will be hard for me to convince my subordinates. After all, this is related to everyone's interests. Nanzhou still has the Great Zen Mountain watching me. Elder brother, elder sister, the internal chaos of the Yan is not strong enough. I hope you can force out the internal chaos of the Yan so that I can send troops. "
Quan and Hui looked at each other. Quan Taifeng asked, "What do you mean? How?"
Niu Youdao: "Let the rebel army go all out and take one or two more provinces, forcing the Yan to go all out. This will give me two benefits. First, I can observe how much potential the Yan has. Whether Nanzhou can send troops or not is related to whether I can convince the Great Zen Mountain. Secondly, the rebel army has restrained the absolute power of the Yan army, making it easier for our Southern Prefecture army to advance with irresistible force. Only by doing this will I dare to raise my troops. Otherwise, I will not gamble on this kind of thing. "
The two of them had a pensive look on their faces. They had to admit that from the other party's point of view, this was a very thoughtful matter.
Quan Taifeng: "Brother, what potential does Yan have? It's obvious that he has the military strength of the feudal vassals. You're worrying too much."
Niu Youdao replied, "From what I can see, it's not that the various feudal vassals don't necessarily lack the strength to wipe out the rebel army. It's just that they can't work together as one. Therefore, this isn't being paranoid, it's just being prudent. Elder Brother, Elder Sister, as long as you fulfill this prerequisite, I will send out my troops. There's no point in saying anything else. "
At this point, there was indeed no need to say anything more. Thus, the matter was settled. Everything was based on the direction of the situation.
In fact, this was also the safest method. It was common sense to lean towards whichever side was advantageous. Otherwise, when it came to such a big matter, promises were useless. It was better to have visible benefits.
Before the two of them left, Niu Youdao brought up the old matter again. "We agreed on ten million, but you only gave me five million. Aren't you being a bit unscrupulous?"
Quan Taifeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Hui Qingping also sighed. "I say, Younger Brother, we can't just give you whatever you ask for. This isn't our money, so we can't make the decision. Five million is already a lot. Many cultivators have never seen so much money in their entire lives. You should be content. You've already gotten the money, and you've also gotten tens of thousands of carriages of food. What else is there to be dissatisfied with? You can't be too greedy. "
"Alright, alright. Looking at your unhappy face, there's no need for you to send us off." Quan Taifeng raised his hand to stop Niu Youdao from sending them off.
Guan Fangyi took the initiative to send the two of them out of the villa.
When they returned to the villa, they saw Niu Youdao standing on the loft, holding onto his sword and looking at the vast sky with an expressionless face.
She also went up to the loft and saw his back view alone in the wind, his long robe fluttering in the wind.
Although she had been by Niu Youdao's side all this while, she couldn't understand what was going on. She felt that Niu Youdao seemed to be different from before. In the past, she still had room to guess what Niu Youdao did, but now that both sides had made things clear, she still couldn't figure out what Niu Youdao was trying to do.
Once the various countries were in a struggle for power, the world would be turned upside down. Countless families would be destroyed, and countless cultivators would be in a state of panic, afraid that they would be crushed into pieces by this general trend. And this person in front of her seemed to be steering a small boat in the raging waves, carrying a group of people, fighting shoulder to shoulder with those huge warships in the huge waves, fighting bravely and advancing forward despite knowing the difficulties.
Suddenly, a mournful sound of the zither drifted from inside the villa. The back view in front of her actually gave her an indescribable sense of solemnity.
As if he knew it was her, he waited for her to come closer and asked, "Is Zhuang Hong playing the zither again?"
Guan Fangyi: "Probably."
Niu Youdao shook his head slightly, "She's sad when she's not free, and sad when she's free. This woman can never be satisfied." He casually sighed, then handed over the five bank notes in his hand.
She liked this, so she counted it and stuffed it into her sleeve.
Niu Youdao said, "You go to the prefectural city personally and fetch Meng Shuai here. Remember to keep it a secret and remind the Prince not to let outsiders know."
Guan Fangyi immediately complained, "You keep saying that I'm the number one beauty in the world, and your words sound better than your singing, but in reality, you're ordering me around like an errand boy."
Niu Youdao: "You're not the kind of person who only knows how to be beautiful but doesn't have a brain. Capable people do more work. In addition, give three of these five gold notes to the Prince. "
Guan Fangyi was immediately unhappy, "Three? My money, why should I give it to him? Didn't you give him a lot of provisions? "
Niu Youdao: "Soon, the Prince will need a lot of money. With three million gold coins in hand, it can solve a lot of problems for him and make things a lot smoother."
Guan Fangyi realized that there was a big change from these words, so she could only mumble and then quickly left …
When Meng Shanming arrived, it was already night. He directly landed in Niu Youdao's courtyard.
When he left the prefectural city of Nanzhou, he was quite secretive. He first sent Meng Shanming out of the city in a carriage, then took him away from the city.
Niu Youdao, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward and politely greeted him, "It's really a sin to make Meng Shuai run back and forth."
In the current Nanzhou, for him, Meng Shanming was a strategic existence, worthy of sincere courtesy and respect.
Meng Shanming hurriedly said humbly, "Daoye's words make this old man blush with shame."
Niu Youdao didn't put on any pretense and invited him into his room, then signaled Guan Fangyi, who was pushing the wheelchair, to pour a cup of tea for Meng Shanming.
Niu Youdao sat across the table from Meng Shanming and asked, "Has the Prince collected the provisions?"
The carriages were broken along the way, so the provisions were naturally left behind and had to be collected along the way.
"Food to fill the stomach is more important than the sky. There won't be any mistakes. They have all been collected." Meng Shanming reassured him, and then asked, "Master Daoist, are you not planning to return the grain to the imperial court?"
Niu Youdao smiled, "We are not rebels. We are also part of the imperial court. It is better in our hands than in the hands of outsiders."
Meng Shanming smiled bitterly, "Do you think the three major sects will let us off so easily?"
"At least they won't dare to do anything to me now. As long as it is proven that we are in the right, it will be over with a smile." Niu Youdao also comforted him, then went to the main topic, "During the day, Han Song's people came to see me again."
Meng Shanming's face turned serious, he asked tentatively, "Persuade Daoye to raise the troops?"
Niu Youdao nodded slightly with a smile.
Meng Shanming's heart tightened, "What does Daoye think?"
Niu Youdao didn't hide anything from him, he told him the details of the negotiation with Quan and Hui.
Meng Shanming's face tightened, "Does Daoye really want the Southern Province to rebel against the enemy?"
Niu Youdao shook his head, "Prince is a member of the Yan Royal Family, and Commander Meng is one of Yan's trusted aides. There is no reason for them to rebel against themselves. Agreeing with them is just a temporary measure, the purpose is to let the rebels force the imperial court … If they don't let the imperial court be helpless, why would they come to us? How can they let the Prince command the army legitimately?"
Meng Shanming nodded thoughtfully, then he frowned and shook his head, "I'm afraid the imperial court won't give in so easily. Once the situation becomes critical, the three major sects will gather all the forces of the feudal lords to encircle and annihilate the rebels. They won't give us the power to suppress the rebellion unless they are forced to. However, even if they gather the forces of the feudal lords, they all have their own selfish motives. Whoever is under the command will be worried that they will be at a disadvantage. This is a difficult battle, and the Yan Royal Family will suffer a loss. At that point, their strength will be greatly damaged, and if we get the command of the defeated army … Alas! "He could only sigh.
Niu Youdao clenched his fist and knocked on the table with his knuckles, "Commander Meng is right, so we can't give the feudal lords a chance to fight against each other. This is also the reason why I invited you here."
"Oh!" Meng Shanming looked at him, "I'd like to hear Daoye's opinion."
Niu Youdao said, "The five reinforcements are Gong Province's Provincial Governor Xu Jingyue, Tu Province's Provincial Governor An Xianzhao, Hao Province's Provincial Governor Su Qitong, Fu Province's Provincial Governor Xin Mao, and Chang Province's Provincial Governor Zhang Hu. I would like to ask Commander Meng to write five letters, and I will send them to them as soon as possible. "
Meng Shanming was puzzled, "Does Daoye want me to persuade them to work together? There are too many people behind them, and I'm afraid they have no choice. My letters won't be of much help. "
Niu Youdao smiled, "That depends on what Commander Meng writes."
Meng Shanming was puzzled, "What does Daoye want me to write?"
Niu Youdao's lips curved into a crafty smile as he said, "Commander Meng, write in the letter that you're willing to lead the army of South Province into the war, and that you're willing to quell the rebellion for Great Yan at all costs.
Meng Shanming was still confused, "Will this work?"
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