I'm the villain in the book

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In an atmosphere that was extremely oppressive and tense, Ning Yongnian was silent for dozens of breaths.

Then, slowly raise your right hand.

At this moment, nearly 10 people inside and outside the palace walls held their breath, as if they had already seen the scene of the entire capital city being ablaze and killing sounds everywhere.

The biggest rebellion since the founding of the Ning dynasty was only a short shot away, but when Ning Yongnian saw Wei Xianzhi's unscrupulous eyes, he still didn't let go of his hand.

During these tens of breaths of time, he finally believed in one thing.

Wei Xianzhi was not putting pressure on himself.

The Wei family really dared to rebel.

"..."

"Old Li, lead someone down the city wall."

The raised right hand swung back, and Ning Yongnian slowly looked away.

"emperor!"

Li Huaizhong's mouth suddenly opened wide, eager to say something.

But when he saw those cold eyes, he swallowed all the remaining words back into his throat.

"Shhhhh!"

The red armor flashed, and after a few breaths, there was no more guards around the main hall of the Meridian Gate Tower.

At this moment, Wei Xianzhi jumped up without hesitation, jumped onto the tower, and stood opposite Ning Yongnian.

No kneeling, no bowing, no handcuffing.

At this moment, all the superficial words and temptations are meaningless.

Even Ning Yongnian is no longer the emperor, and Wei Xianzhi is no longer a minister.

These two middle-aged men of similar age will each represent two huge forces, and will conduct a negotiation on the Meridian Gate that concerns the future of the entire Daning.

If the talks are successful, then this delicate balance may continue.

We can't agree, and I don't know when that scene will end, but it must be that the chaos that started tonight will sweep across the 36 states, and cause far-reaching effects that are several times more severe than the "Spring Dragon Rebellion".

As for the results...

Perhaps, there will be no Wei family in Daning in the future.

Perhaps, Daning will no longer be named Ning.

"..."

"Wei Qing, I still have a million soldiers."

The dragon robe shook, this was Ning Yongnian's first sentence.

"So, is the land of the six southwest states enough?"

This is the second sentence.

......

......

Different from the usual negotiation process of "asking for the price first, and then paying back the money on the spot", Ning Yongnian seemed to show enough sincerity when he came up.

Indeed, there are still nearly a million soldiers in Daning, at least on the surface, who are loyal to him.

Such power does not seem to be of an order of magnitude compared to the Wei family who seems to only control the Xuanjing Division and Shuzhou.

Although there has been an "expansion", the Xuanjing Division now has a total of more than 36 guards in the [-] states, which is not comparable to a million.

But no one knows that this is not the entire property of the Wei family.

At least in this capital, the strength currently displayed by the Wei family is enough to rival Ning Yongnian.

That's why Ning Yongnian didn't say any more nonsense, but directly gave his own conditions.

Southwest six states.

An, Pei, Su, Lan, Wei, Shu.

These six prefectures are adjacent to each other, occupying most of the southwest of Daning, with an area of ​​about one-fifth of the border of Daning.

And I don't know if it's a coincidence, these six states are almost exactly the same as the six states that Da Li wants.

The only difference is that Dali did not want Shuzhou, but Dingzhou.

Wei Xianzhi didn't know about the deal between Wei Changtian and Gui Pei'an, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't think too much about it now.

After all, there are only a few states and counties in the southwest of Daning, and it is normal for them to overlap.

So now he is just thinking about the meaning behind Ning Yongnian's condition.

First of all, these six prefectures must have been given to the Wei family in the form of "fiefdoms", which means that he, Wei Xianzhi, will become the first king with a different surname in Daning's history, and he will occupy the land of the six prefectures all at once.

Secondly, since Shuzhou is included, it means that as long as he nods, the battle of Shuzhou will stop immediately.

In the end, now that there is a fief, the Wei family will definitely not be able to stay in the capital, so the Xuanjing Division will naturally decline rapidly, and will be replaced by the new organization established by Ning Yongnian.

To sum up, Ning Yongnian actually wanted to exchange the land of the six states for the royal family's absolute control over the remaining thirty states.

The six southwest states will give you the Wei family, as long as it is still the territory of Daning in name, and the rest is up to you.

But in exchange, you will not get involved in the remaining thirty states.

As for whether there will be any more civil strife in the future... then the two families will decide according to their own abilities.

"..."

Smart people never have to talk too much.

Therefore, although Ning Yongnian only said a few words, Wei Xianzhi has basically fully understood the essence of this transaction.

Undoubtedly, facing the current Wei family, Ning Yongnian has already made great concessions.

but......

"emperor."

Looking at Ning Yongnian, he calmly shook his head: "Not enough."

"not enough?"

Ning Yongnian looked back, and the murderous intent flashed in his eyes: "Then Wei Qing thinks a few states are enough?"

"Southern Twelve States."

Wei Xianzhi replied calmly: "In addition to arrogance, we will withdraw our troops."

"..."

The sky is gray and foggy, with black clouds and windy smells.

Just after Wei Xianzhi opened his mouth to speak out about the conditions of the Wei family, the whole city tower was immediately enveloped in a turbulent aura.

The corners of their clothes fluttered in the wind, and their eyes collided with each other without any concealment.

Although Wei Xianzhi was only at the peak of the third rank, he was not at all inferior to Ning Yongnian's real pressure of the second rank, and even asked a question with a smile.

"Why, no?"

"..."

The land of twelve states, the entire south of Daning, has to withdraw troops from Dafeng.

This price has undoubtedly greatly exceeded Ning Yongnian's bottom line, and Wei Xianzhi's last four words made him laugh out of anger:

"Hahaha, Wei Qing, it seems that you have never thought about making peace with me!"

"Your Majesty, this statement is wrong."

Wei Xianzhi shook his head: "If I didn't want to talk about today, I wouldn't be standing here, it's just that you and I couldn't get on with each other."

"Is it?"

Ning Yongnian squinted his eyes, and asked word by word: "Then according to what you mean, you must be against it?!"

"Your Majesty, I have never said that, but if it is possible..."

Wei Xianzhi glanced at the densely packed imperial guards inside the city wall, then withdrew his gaze and replied with a half-smile:

"My minister really wants to see how capable you are, Your Majesty."

Chapter 468 Provocation

If possible, I would really like to see how much you are capable of, Your Majesty.

When Wei Xianzhi said such a sentence with a smile, this extremely short negotiation has undoubtedly been declared bankrupt.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this sentence is arrogant enough, and the value of ridicule is no less than the classic "Why did your majesty rebel?"

Not only did it bluntly express the confidence of the Wei family, but it also expressed the attitude of the Wei family in an extremely strong manner.

I just want the twelve states in the south, plus Ganing to withdraw from Dafeng.

If you can't satisfy these two points, then let's stop talking nonsense and just start doing it and it's over.

Of course, it was not entirely his own idea that Wei Xianzhi proposed such a condition, but had been discussed with Wei Changtian long ago.

Wei Changtian guessed that Ning Yongnian might "cede the territory for peace", so he had an agreement with Wei Xianzhi before the start of the battle of Shuzhou, and then set such a bottom line of "governing the north and the south".

However, he had always believed that such a negotiation would definitely take place after the imperial army suffered a "defeat at Niutoushan".

But who would have thought that it would happen today.

Why did Ning Yongnian suddenly want to negotiate peace with the Wei family when the wars between Dafeng and Shuzhou were going well?

There may be many reasons for this.

It may be that the seven Kuilong masters made him miscalculate Wei Changtian's power.

It may be that the divine blow of "killing three thousand soldiers with one sword" made him feel that the war in Shuzhou was not guaranteed.

It may be that the still turbulent grain market and the bottomed out treasury can no longer support a full-scale conflict between the imperial court and the Wei family.

It may also be that Wei Xianzhi's actions tonight caught him off guard and he could only start negotiations in advance.

In fact, if this "peace talk" really happened after the imperial army was defeated by "Niutoushan" and the battle of Shu Province was over, Ning Yongnian might really seriously consider the conditions proposed by the Wei family.

But now that the imperial army has just "broke" Guanghan City, Ning Yongnian thinks that he is the one with the absolute advantage, so of course he feels that Wei Xianzhi is talking loudly to the lion.

Then, it is easy to understand the failure of the peace talks.

"..."

"Hahahaha!"

"Wei Qing, I never expected you to be so arrogant!"

Angry laughter echoed in the night sky, Ning Yongnian looked at Wei Xianzhi with a calm expression, his dragon robe was full of killing intent.

"Do you really think that I dare not kill you?!"

"Your Majesty, I know very well how Master Xu died, so I naturally understand that you dare."

Wei Xianzhi shook his head with a calm tone: "However, 'dare' does not mean 'able'."

"Is it......"

Ning Yongnian narrowed his eyes, and slowly took a step forward, with the Tianzi Sword half an inch out of its sheath around his waist.

In fact, he knew in his heart that he really couldn't kill Wei Xianzhi.

Although the latter is only a third rank, since he dared to come, it meant that he must have the means to save his life.

But the sarcasm in and out of Wei Xianzhi's words made him almost desperate to chop off at the former with his sword.

But at the last moment, Ning Yongnian still didn't make this move.

He was not Wei Changtian who dared to kill the prime minister just because of a servant girl, nor was he Wei Xianzhi who led people to surround the palace despite his eternal infamy.

As the emperor of a country, an emperor who is very good at playing tricks, Ning Yongnian knows that acting impulsively will not lead to good results in all likelihood.

What's more, he has to take care of the overall situation.

"..."