Therefore, someone in West Xia suggested that Qi Haoran was not allowed to be posted to the southwestern and northwestern borders for 20 years. After some bargaining on Fan Zijin's part, and some relenting on the debating venue's issue, the two sides finally came to an agreement. They agreed that West Xia would return Changdu—the east of Linzhi—to Great Qi, and Qi Haoran would not be posted to the southwestern borders for 15 years. Meanwhile, the taxes on West Xia's businessmen at the debating venue would be reduced by 15%.
Fan Zijin agreed to this request readily. Now that the two countries were on good terms, it did not matter if Qi Haoran went to Qiannan or not. On the other hand, if the two countries became enemies and war broke out, this alliance would naturally be torn apart.
