Chapter 619

Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi were both scholars, and had never encountered such a battle. They had not seen Tang Yin yet, but just by seeing the formation of the Feng Army, they were already frightened and felt cold in their hearts. There was a cold wind behind them, and their calves were cramping when they walked.

At this time, a general in black armor came over and stood in front of the two. The general looked at the two, curled his lips and asked, "Are you two the envoys of Ningguo?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I, Shi Tinghan (Tan Yi), may I know your name?" Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi bowed politely.

The general did not answer, but snorted coldly, turned sideways and said, "The king invites you, both of you follow me!" As he spoke, the general had already walked out first.

Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi looked at each other, hurriedly caught up, and followed closely behind the general.

The further you go into the Fengying, the more soldiers there are around. When you get close to the central army tent, there are fewer soldiers here, but wherever you look, you can see the more powerful personal guards of the king. There must be more than a thousand of these guards. They are not only tall and strong, but also full of glory, with sparkling eyes and magnificent momentum. The dense red tassels are overwhelming, which is really spectacular.

I don’t know if it was intentional, when the guards saw Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi, they all shot at the shields and shouted in unison: "Feng! Feng! Feng——"

The sudden sound of hitting the shield was earth-shaking, and the shouting was deafening. Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi were unprepared. They were so scared that they shivered and almost sat on the ground. The two dared not speak, not even to breathe, lowered their heads, hunched their shoulders, and their clothes under their official uniforms were almost soaked with cold sweat.

Seeing how frightened they were, the general leading the way looked down on them from the bottom of his heart. When they arrived at the tent, he didn't even turn his head and said coldly: "Wait here for a while." As he spoke, he strode into the central army tent, came to Tang Yin, bowed deeply and respectfully, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Ningguo has arrived." After that, he added in a low voice: "It looks like a soft persimmon."

Tang Yin smiled indifferently, nodded slightly, and raised his head to indicate. The general understood, turned around and shouted loudly to the outside of the tent: "Your Majesty invites the envoy of Ningguo!"

Hearing the call from the tent, Shi and Qin swallowed their saliva secretly, and the two looked at each other, and finally made up their minds and walked into the central army tent with small steps.

Under the commander's case, the two men both knelt on the ground, kowtowed forward with great courtesy, and at the same time, they bravely said loudly: "Your Highness, the King of Wind, is my humble servant, Shi Tinghan (Qin Yi), the Minister of Rites of Ning State!"

Although Feng and Ning were at war, they were both vassal states under the Haotian Empire. When the ministers of Ning State saw the monarch of Feng State, they should also regard themselves as ministers and kowtow according to etiquette. Shi and Qin were both ministers of rites, and they were diplomats. They were very proficient in diplomatic etiquette.

Tang Yin sat on the couch, squinting his eyes with a smile, looking at the two of them, and did not speak for a long time. He did not speak, and Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi did not dare to move, so they kept their kowtows. After an unknown amount of time, Tang Yin finally said: "It turned out to be Lord Shi and Lord Qin, both of you please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, the King of Wind!" the two said in unison.

"Please sit down." Tang Yin waved his hand, and the guards on both sides immediately came forward, brought two mats, and motioned for the two to sit down.

After the two sat down, Tang Yin asked: "I heard that you two came to negotiate peace?"

"Yes, King Feng!" Shi Tinghan bowed and said: "Now Feng and Ning are fighting, and both sides have suffered losses. King Ning is worried that the war will not stop, and the people in Hedong will suffer, so he sent me and the two of us to meet King Feng to discuss the peace between the two countries!"

Shi Tinghan looked serious when he spoke, and it didn't seem like he was pretending, but Tang Yin still didn't believe that Ning would really negotiate peace. He chuckled, and at the same time his eyes rolled, and he pondered for a moment, and asked casually: "Does General Yuanhong also agree to negotiate peace?"

Unexpectedly, Tang Yin would suddenly ask about Changsun Yuanhong. Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi's faces changed, and they were dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer. After a moment of silence, Shi Tinghan laughed dryly, nodded and said, "General Yuanhong also agrees with the peace talks between the two countries."

Shi Tinghan and Tan Yi's reactions had already made Tang Yin suspicious. When he heard that Changsun Yuanhong agreed to the peace talks, he was even more suspicious. With Changsun Yuanhong's personality, he would probably not agree to the peace talks even if he had only one soldier left, not to mention that he had just won a great victory!

Tang Yin sneered at Shi Tinghan's words. He squinted his eyes, stared at Shi Tinghan, and asked in a serious tone, "Really?"

Under Tang Yin's sharp eyes, Shi Tinghan felt as if he was sitting naked in front of him without clothes, and any mood seemed to be seen through by Tang Yin. He stammered, "Of course... Of course! General Yuanhong also agrees to the peace talks."

Tang Yin raised his eyebrows. These two envoys did not seem to be shrewd people, and they did not seem to have seen much of the world. If the peace talks of Ningguo were fake and there were other plots, they would never send such people. However, from the other party's hesitant tone, it seemed that there was something else hidden.

While Tang Yin was thinking secretly, Shi Tinghan took out a document from his bosom, handed it to Tang Yin respectfully, and said, "This is the peace treaty between the two countries approved by King Ning himself. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

Oh? Ningguo has even drafted a peace treaty. This is quite interesting. Tang Yin raised his hand slightly. Shangguan Yuanbiao, who was standing behind him, stepped forward, took the peace treaty, and then handed it to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin unfolded the peace treaty and looked down at it. The main content of the peace treaty was that Ningguo first apologized for sending troops to Fengguo, and then summarized the various harms of the conflict between the two countries in a long speech. It was not until the end that it proposed that it was willing to cede Hedong County to Fengguo and compensate for the losses caused by the Ning army's invasion of Fengguo.

Here, Ningguo did not say that it was forced to make compensation because of its defeat. Of course, this was also for the Ningguo court to take care of its own face.

The amount of compensation was also detailed above, which was 100,000 taels of gold, 5 million taels of silver, 5 million pieces of silk, and 5 million pieces of silk. If all of these were converted into silver, the total would be about 25 million taels.

Such a huge amount may be a drop in the bucket for Ningguo, but for Fengguo, it is a large sum of money.

When Tang Yin was looking at the peace treaty, everyone in the big tent was looking at him eagerly. Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi naturally hoped that Tang Yin would not add any other conditions, and it would be best if he agreed immediately. The generals of Feng State were curious about the contents of the peace treaty. They stretched their necks and looked at the peace treaty in Tang Yin's hand without blinking.

After reading the peace treaty carefully from beginning to end, Tang Yin immediately judged that this peace treaty was drafted by the Ning State court with great effort. It mentioned more than once that Hedong County was ceded to Feng State, not returned. This was obviously written to pave the way for the future recapture of Hedong.

This peace treaty was painstaking. Could it be that Ning State really wanted to negotiate peace with him? Tang Yin slowly put down the peace treaty and looked at Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi. Seeing Tang Yin's eyes cast on them, Shi and Qin's hearts immediately rose to their throats and their bodies tensed. Shi Tinghan asked cautiously, "I wonder if His Highness Feng Wang is dissatisfied with this peace treaty? Will he accept our country's peace talks?"

Tang Yin smiled and did not answer this question immediately, but said, "Master Shi, I have to consider this matter again."

"Yes, yes, it is a serious matter, and Feng Wang should really consider it carefully. However, Feng and Ning are both big countries. If they continue to consume each other for a long time, no matter who wins or loses, it will not benefit either side. Instead, it will give other countries an opportunity to take advantage of it. So, I hope Feng Wang will think twice!" Shi Tinghan said seriously.

"Haha——" Tang Yin smiled and said, "Master Shi's words, I have taken note of them." As he spoke, he raised his hand and said, "Prepare wine and food! Master Shi and Master Qin are rare guests and have come from afar. Today, I will accompany you to drink a few cups."

"Oh! Your Highness Feng Wang is really too polite." Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin smiled and waved his hand, motioning the two to sit down. He smiled and said, "Since we are going to negotiate peace, we are a family, so there is no need to be too polite."

"Yes, yes, yes! King Feng is right!" Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi looked at each other, and their hearts were relieved. Before they came, they had always heard people say that Tang Yin was vicious and cruel. Today, they saw that he seemed to be completely the opposite. Not only was he handsome, but he was also very peaceful.

Not long after, the guards brought in small tables and placed them in front of the generals, Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi. Then, the wine and food were served one by one.

Tang Yin got a glass of wine, picked up the glass, and smiled at Shi and Qin: "You two adults have come all the way to our army camp. You have worked hard all the way. I respect you two!" After speaking, Tang Yin shook the glass and raised his head to drink it all.

Tang Yin was the king, so he drank the wine first. Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi dared not neglect it. The two hurriedly picked up the wine glasses, bowed and said, "Thank you, King Feng!" As they said that, they also drank the wine in the glass.

Fengjiu is different from Ningjiu. The former is much spicier and stronger than the latter. Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi drank a glass in one breath. They felt that what they drank was not like wine, but more like a knife. The spiciness of Fengjiu rushed from the stomach to the forehead. In just a moment, their faces flushed.

Tang Yin poured another glass of wine and said with a smile: "It can be seen that King Ning is very sincere in his peace talks. This king has also carefully considered it. Regarding the peace talks, this king can accept it!"

Hearing this, Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi were both refreshed and looked at Tang Yin with shining eyes. Before the two of them could speak, Tang Yin continued: "It's just the amount of compensation..."

"It's negotiable! The amount of compensation is negotiable. As long as the request made by His Royal Highness Feng Wang is not excessive, our country can accept it!" Shi Tinghan promised impatiently.