Chapter 261 Sincerity
Under Ban Cheng's rebuke, all the envoys were speechless.
They also knew that if war broke out again.
For the current State of Qi, this would undoubtedly be a disaster.
Although Qi still has the strength to fight now, once Qi sends troops.
The Han and Jinsha states to the west and north of Qi would launch an offensive against them without hesitation.
Thinking of this, the envoys couldn't help but look worried and lowered their heads.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Ban Cheng shook his head helplessly.
At this time, after seeing off the Qi delegation, Jiang Chen called Prime Minister Huo over.
"General Huo, what do you think of the actions of Ming Guoweihou?"
As Jiang Chen spoke, he handed over the information about the Ming Dynasty that "Ant Nest" had sent back.
Huo Xiang took the information and after reading its contents, he said to Jiang Chen with a smile.
"My lord, I think that this move by Marquis Wei is undoubtedly good news for us."
"The Ming Dynasty is in civil strife, which means we have much less pressure."
"In other words, we can take this opportunity to unite with Qi and divide up Ming's territory!"
Speaking of this, Huo Xiang couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation in his heart.
For these military generals, the most exciting thing is to capture cities and expand territory!
If we can really reach an agreement with Qi this time to divide Ming together.
Perhaps, he, Prime Minister Huo, can really go down in history along with Jiang Chen!
After hearing what Huo Xiang said, Jiang Chen closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
To be honest, Jiang Chen was indeed very tempted by what Prime Minister Huo said about joining forces with Qi to divide the Ming Kingdom.
However, this also has great disadvantages.
Let’s not talk about whether Jiang Chen’s current strength is enough to stand on equal footing with Qi State.
With the strength Jiang Chen currently has, it is simply not enough to support him in participating in this struggle!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen opened his eyes and said to Huo Xiang.
"You are right, but I cannot do that."
"Our current strength... is still too weak after all!"
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Huo Xiang also felt disappointed.
But even though he was disappointed, Huo Xiang still agreed with Jiang Chen's words.
Although Jiang Chen has now taken over the nine northern counties from King Jin and has become a hegemon with an army of 200,000.
However, among these 200,000 troops, only Jiang Chen can truly command them.
I'm afraid that there are only the nearly 40,000 people he brought to the northern border and the 30,000 new troops.
As for the other nearly 150,000 troops, they were only under his command in name.
In order to mobilize these 150,000 troops, the King of Jin must give the order himself.
"Okay, you go down first. I'm a little tired."
Without waiting for Prime Minister Huo to say anything, Jiang Chen waved his hand and leaned back tiredly.
Seeing Jiang Chen's tired look, Prime Minister Huo could only bow and walk out.
After Prime Minister Huo left, Jiang Chen sighed and muttered to himself.
"Qi, Ming, how should I choose..."
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The next morning, Ban Cheng, who had not slept all night, came to Jiang Chen again with a pair of panda eyes and the Qi State delegation.
Looking at Ban Cheng who looked a little tired, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and asked lightly.
"Why, has the old man already thought about it?"
Facing Jiang Chen's question, Ban Cheng held his breath deeply, a trace of pity flashed across his face.
But out of deep concern, the old man still lowered his head.
"Duke Fuguo, I can agree to your request."
"But, please, Duke Fuguo, you can follow the agreement."
"Release all the people of Qi and General Le Bo!"
After saying this, Ban Cheng stared straight at Jiang Chen, waiting for his reply.
Just when Ban Cheng was extremely nervous, Jiang Chen slowly spoke.
"Please rest assured, old sir. I will never go back on my word."
As he spoke, Jiang Chen waved his hand.
Seeing this, Prime Minister Huo on the side glanced at the several silver-armored guards who had been waiting nearby.
Several silver-armored guards nodded knowingly and turned to leave the tent.
After a while, several silver-armored guards returned with one person.
When Ban Cheng saw the people brought back by the Silver Armor Guards, a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
The person brought in by the Silver-Armored Guard was none other than Le Bo who was captured by Jiang Chen.
Le Bo came in front of Jiang Chen, bowed and .
"Le Bo, I meet the Duke of Fuguo."
Looking at Le Bo who was in good spirits, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said .
"These days, I have been a little bit neglectful of General Le."
"What are you talking about, Duke Fuguo? Although I am your prisoner of war, I have not been treated inhumanely at all."
"Le Bo will never forget your courtesy and respect for me in my life."
Having said that, Le Bo bowed to Jiang Chen again from the bottom of his heart.
"Okay, I won't say any more."
"I guess you should know this old gentleman?"
Jiang Chen said, pointing at Ban Cheng who was standing nearby.
Le Bo turned around and looked in the direction Jiang Chen pointed.
Upon seeing this, Le Bo was stunned where he stood, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"Uncle Ben...Uncle Ben!? Why are you here?!"
Le Bo came back to his senses and looked at Ban Cheng with some joy.
"I am here at the order of His Majesty to take you and the men of Qi back home."
Bancheng said as he came in front of Lebo and slowly grabbed his hands.
"Uncle Ban, I am ashamed to trouble you to come here in person..."
Hearing that Ban Cheng came for him, Le Bo lowered his head in shame.
"Okay, okay, let's not say those words anymore."
"I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay..."
Ban Cheng looked at the only child left by his old friend and couldn't help but burst into tears.
In fact, the reason why Tian Min sent the great scholar Ban Cheng here this time.
One reason was that he was afraid that others would not be able to deal with Jiang Chen, and the other was because it was Ban Cheng who took the initiative to propose it.
As the only close friend of Le Bo's father Le Yi, he was really worried about Le Bo's lack of news.
Now when he saw with his own eyes that Le Bo was safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When facing his father's best friend, Le Bo was overwhelmed with emotions.
Looking at the two people crying bitterly, Jiang Chen waited for a long time before speaking and interrupting them.
"You two, it's time to talk business, right?!"
As Jiang Chen's voice rang out, Le Bo and Ban Cheng finally came back to their senses.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh."
"It doesn't matter, since I have already done what you asked."
"Now, is it time for me to see your sincerity?!"
Jiang Chen didn't give Ban Cheng any chance to breathe and questioned him directly.
