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Chapter 318 Exploitation
Xiao Nian raised his head, looked towards Jiang Zuo, and said, "That's right. The Chen court is now extremely corrupt, and those rebels are constantly hunting down the crown prince. Now I have nowhere else to go and can only ask for help from your Yan army."
Jiang Zuo frowned slightly and asked, "Why should I believe you? Maybe you were sent by the State of Chen to confuse us?"
Jiang Zuo must remain vigilant about things like this.
Xiao Nian said: "I also guessed that you would think so, but it doesn't matter. I still have the entire defense map of Jiankang City in my hand. You can take it for now and then consider whether you are willing to believe me."
Jiang Zuo remained silent, then nodded slightly, signaling the soldiers to search Xiao Nian's entire body.
Sure enough, a moment later, the soldier found a map from Xiao Nian.
Jiang Zuo opened it and saw that it was indeed a map of the entire Jiankang City, which clearly described which parts of the city walls were more solid and where the secret passages were.
These confidential contents are definitely not so easy to obtain.
At this time, Chen Xiu also walked into the tent.
As soon as he walked in, his eyes couldn't help but stop on Xiao Nian and asked, "Who is he?"
Jiang Zuo replied: "He claims to be the Crown Prince of Chen."
Chen Xiu kept looking up and down at the man in front of him, staring into Xiao Nian's eyes, and said, "Chen Guo Crown Prince Xiao Nian?"
"Do you know this prince?"
Xiao Nian turned and looked at Chen Xiu.
Chen Xiu said: "I have asked before, what is your purpose for coming here this time."
Xiao Nian said: "I want to cooperate with your Yan army and attack Jiankang City together."
There was only one thing on his mind now, and that was to use the military strength of the Yan army to defeat the Prime Minister's party in Jiankang City.
"You, the Crown Prince of Chen, are cooperating with our Yan army?"
Hearing Xiao Nian's words, Chen Xiu was also surprised.
"It is indeed a bit suspicious."
Jiang Zuo was quite suspicious.
Xiao Nian knew their doubts and added: "If you are willing to trust me, I can guarantee that you will pay a lower price and conquer Jiankang City."
"How many soldiers do you have?"
Chen Xiu asked doubtfully.
Xiao Nian said: "I don't have a single soldier, but I still have thousands of soldiers stationed in the city, and they can support you at any time."
His words were full of sincerity, and from his expression it could be seen that Xiao Nian was not just talking.
"If you really want to do this, then your Jiankang City will be occupied by my Yan State. As the crown prince of Chen State, are you really willing to do this?"
Jiang Zuo looked at Xiao Nian with a suspicious look. He was extremely puzzled by this man's proposal.
Xiao Nian's eyes were calm, and his tone was quite indifferent. He said, "The State of Chen is now rotten to the core. We need your Yan army to completely destroy it. Without destruction, there is no construction. I just hope that after your Yan army enters the city, they will not burn, kill, plunder, or oppress the people."
"Don't worry, we will treat the people of Chen as our own people along the way and will never do anything immoral."
Jiang Zuo assured.
"If our Yan army conquers Jiankang City, wouldn't you become a traitor?"
Chen Xiu said this with a somewhat skeptical tone. He really couldn't understand why the Crown Prince of Chen was actually willing to cooperate with the enemy country in order to deal with the corrupt officials in the court. Wasn't that clear treason?
Xiao Nian sighed and said, "As long as the world can return to peace and those hateful treacherous officials can be destroyed, I will be satisfied. We are no longer able to rule the Chen Kingdom. If you can really win the hearts of the people in the Yan Kingdom, then I will give it to you."
"Does this count as surrender?"
Jiang Zuo asked.
Xiao Nian nodded silently without answering Jiang Zuo's words.
In fact, in Xiao Nian's heart, he was not surrendering at this moment, but enduring. He needed to use the power of the Yan army to completely eliminate the rebel forces in the capital.
"So how can you help us?"
Chenxi asked doubtfully.
"We have defensive forces hiding in the north of Jiankang City. All you Yan troops need to do is take a red flag, go to the north gate, wave the flag and beat the drum. The insiders in Jiankang City will receive the signal from this prince and open the gate to let you Yan troops enter the city. Then you won't have to sacrifice more troops to attack."
Xiao Nian's tone was flat.
After hearing what Xiao Nian said, Jiang Zuo suddenly had more ideas.
If what Xiao Nian said was true, the Yan army would be able to capture Jiankang City more easily.
What I am afraid of now is that Xiao Nian is not sincere.
"I just hope that you Yanjun can promise one thing."
Xiao Nian suddenly said again.
"You speak."
Jiang Zuo turned and looked at Xiao Nian.
Xiao Nian added: "If Yan State annexes Chen State in the future, I hope that your Yan State court will treat the royal family members of Chen State well and treat the people well."
Now that Jiankang City has not been captured yet, Xiao Nian began to think about future events.
Jiang Zuo saw a hint of despair in the eyes of the Crown Prince of Chen.
"Could it be that he wants to destroy it if he can't get it?" Jiang Zuo secretly guessed in his heart.
According to this person's description, perhaps the entire court of the Chen Kingdom is now controlled by powerful relatives and ministers. A prince like Xiao Nian, who was originally supposed to inherit the throne, has been persecuted repeatedly, so he has to choose to fight to the death with those treacherous ministers.
It's puzzling, but it makes sense for now.
"We have to see first whether what you said is true."
Jiang Zuo said with a little doubt.
"Please believe me, I will allow your Yan army to enter the city right now!"
Xiao Nian said excitedly again.
"Lock him up first and treat him well."
Jiang Zuo ordered.
Xiao Nian frowned and asked, "You still don't believe me?"
Jiang Zuo said calmly, "It's not that I don't believe you, but I don't dare to believe you. After all, this is a major plan for our Yan army. How can I guarantee the truth of this?"
Xiao Nian's brows were already a little anxious, and he said: "Send someone to wave the flag now, and someone will definitely respond to you."
"we'll talk about it then."
Jiang Zuo said this, waved his hand, and ordered his men to arrest Xiao Nian.
After a while, Jiang Zuo and Chen Xiu were the only ones left in the tent.
"Do you think he can be trusted?"
There was some hesitation in Jiang Zuo's eyes, and he remained wary of the sudden appearance of the Prince of Chen.
Chen Xiu was also a little entangled, and said: "I have previously investigated the internal situation of the Chen Kingdom. Now their court is indeed controlled by a powerful official. If this person is really the prince, he should not come to our Yan army for help."
In fact, Chen Xiu was also quite suspicious of Xiao Nian in his heart.
"Maybe..." Jiang Zuo pondered for a moment and whispered, "This prince may just want to use us. When we really destroy the treacherous officials in Jiankang City in the future, maybe the Chen royal family will take the opportunity to take everything back."
It is obvious that there is not much trust between the two sides now.
This so-called cooperation is nothing more than mutual exploitation.
Jiang Zuo understood this, but the current situation was somewhat special, so he might as well give it a try...