Chapter 1232: Negotiation (2)

Little Bear blinked and then remembered something that he had neglected.

Whether it was Qi Haoran or Mu Yangling, when they were educating their children, they had instilled the idea of “grabbing every opportunity to live”. Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling had even taught Little Bear how to lower the enemy’s guard and various escape skills after being captured.

Knowing that her sons were hot-tempered, Mu Yangling even gathered her sons together to train them. She told them in no uncertain terms that it was never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. As long as they were alive, anything was possible.

Therefore, Little Bear never felt that there was anything wrong with Ogedei wanting to stay alive. After all, he could only take revenge if he was still alive.

However, after Little Treasure said that, Little Bear remembered something the generals has taught him after he entered the army.

While soldiers could live an ignoble life, once a lieutenant or above was captured, they would commit suicide where possible if they could not hide their identity.

Especially for people like the first general and marshal, suicide was the best ending.

Little Bear pondered with a frown. He only understood this after putting himself in Ogedei’s shoes.

Encouraging important figures to commit suicide was firstly to keep confidential matters confidential. After all, such people knew a lot of secrets. Secondly, it was to prevent the enemy from using the captives as a threat. Take Ogedei for example. If they brought Ogedei to the border of the two countries to threaten the Yuan soldiers to retreat, should they retreat or not?

Therefore, for the sake of the country, it was best for such people to commit suicide.

Little Bear scratched his head and asked in distress, “Then if I’m caught, should I commit suicide or not?”

Little Treasure patted his head and scolded, “What an idiot. Of course you should try to stay alive.”

“What if they use me to threaten you?”

Little Treasure said meaningfully, “Don’t worry, we definitely won’t be threatened. If you’re caught, I’ll ask Fourth Uncle to make Little Leopard his heir and tell the enemy that Fourth Uncle has three other sons! After you’ve lost your usefulness, they naturally won’t be able to threaten us. If they kill you, it’ll only be one more life on their hands and fuel our hatred of them, so logically they would release you.”

Little Bear asked curiously, “Why Fourth Brother? Tiger Head and Little Lion are still around.”

Little Treasure was speechless. ‘Shouldn’t you be more concerned about being given up?’

“Let’s not talk about the fact that Tiger Head and Little Lion are twins and we haven’t even confirmed who’s the older of the two. If one of them is appointed as the heir, they might just take turns every other day.”

Little Bear stopped talking. Tiger Head was the second in the imperial records, but be it in the King’s Residence or outside, everyone called Little Lion ‘Second Young Master’. In other words, it was a mess.

Seeing that he didn’t ask about being given up, Little Treasure asked, “Why aren’t you angry that I gave up on you?”

“It’s not like you’re really giving up on me. Besides, this is indeed the best solution. Our country wouldn’t lose anything. Even if I can’t escape, I can still live,” Little Bear said nonchalantly.

“But you might lose your position as the heir.” Little Treasure said, “Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt might not reappoint you as the heir for the sake of the stability of the King’s estate.”

“If Little Leopard really wants to be the heir, I’ll let him have it.” Little Bear was silent for a moment before saying, “A man should be ready to realize his aspirations anywhere all over the country. Can’t I make contributions myself if I’m not heir to the King’s estate?”

Little Treasure relentlessly continued to ask, “Then what if the country is peaceful and there are no wars? How are you going to make contributions? Your martial arts skills are not bad, but I’m afraid you won’t have much of a future as a civil servant.”

Little Bear glanced at Little Treasure and said, “If Little Leopard can’t tolerate me, I’ll go out to sea. My mother said that there are many ownerless territories overseas. I’ll bring people to occupy those lands and confer myself as a general. Brother Little Treasure, if you can’t survive in Great Qi anymore, you can come to me with your men. You’ll be the Emperor, and I’ll be your general.”

“…Are you so certain that I won’t be able to survive in Great Qi?” Little Treasure was rather speechless.

“Then why are you so sensitive?”

“Well, thinking about Ogedei’s matter led me to think about all these.” Little Treasure said confidently, “Considering Royal Father dotes on me the most now and my brothers treat me very well, that won’t happen.”

Little Bear pouted. “Then why are you asking me?”

The two of them bickered as they walked towards the courtyard next door. When they reached the entrance of the courtyard, they stopped. Then, they coughed lightly and tried their best to enter with a straight face.

Ogedei was getting impatient. When he heard movement outside, he looked at the door.

Seeing the two youths enter together, Ogedei sneered. “You brothers sure have a deep relationship. I wonder if you’ll still be this close in ten years.”

“Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty.” Little Treasure said with a smile, “Ten years later, you can come and see if we’re still so close.”

“That is, if you’re still alive by then,” Little Bear continued coldly. Unlike his cousin, he didn’t have a good temper.

This time, Ogedei wasn’t angered by Little Bear. He merely glanced at him before turning his gaze back to Little Treasure and asking, “What do I have to do to make you let me go?”

Little Treasure smiled gently and said, “My Royal Father and Fourth Uncle have lived in chaotic times since they were young, so they can be said to loathe war deeply. I don’t want the people at the border to suffer from the war often, so I hope to form an eternal alliance with Great Yuan and secure your promise not to invade our borders for a hundred years. What do you think, Your Majesty?”

Now that Great Qi was prosperous and strong, although he wanted to attack Great Qi, objectively speaking, Great Qi was at a disadvantage in this alliance.

Ogedei did not believe that these two youths who could screw over him would be so easy to talk to. He looked at them suspiciously and said, “That’s all? What other requests does Great Qi have?”

Little Treasure smiled and said, “The rest is not a big deal. The Imperial Court will send envoys to discuss the specific terms of the alliance with Your Majesty. It’s nothing more than exchanging information. However, there’s one thing that I want. It’s a small matter for Your Majesty.”

Little Bear continued with a straight face, “Isn’t Great Yuan fighting a war with West Xia? Then do send more troops. Our Great Qi is also willing to help you.”

Ogedei narrowed his eyes and said, “You want to benefit from this from the side?”

“Your Majesty, you’ve misunderstood.” Little Treasure continued to smile good-naturedly and said, “West Xia still occupies a portion of our Great Qi’s territory and we intend to take back that portion of the lost land. But since Great Qi has just gone through a war and there are constant natural disasters everywhere, it’s really inappropriate to send troops rashly. However, if you send more troops to West Xia, we can persuade the courtiers to agree to send troops.”

Suspicion arose in Ogedei’s heart. He probed, “With King Rong leading the troops, even if Great Yuan doesn’t increase the number of troops, it won’t be difficult for you to take back your territory.”

Little Bear snorted. “My father is very busy. How would he have the time to send troops to West Xia? If he sends troops this time, I’ll be the one leading the troops.”

Seeing Little Treasure glance at Little Bear warningly, Ogedei’s heart lit up. The Crown Prince of Great Qi was trying to establish his own power!

Delighted, Ogedei quickly did some calculations.

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