"Haha!"

As soon as Fang Xuanzao's words fell, Bing Yuanzhen let out a series of violent laughs, and said in an extremely teasing tone: "Fang Shangshu thinks too simply, although Yang Tong and Wang Shichong are not aligned, they are better than forming an alliance, will he turn against Wang Shichong for us?" What a joke. ”

Fang Xuanzao said coldly: "I haven't tried it, how do you know it's not good?" ”

"You ......"

Before Bing Yuan finished speaking, Li Mi waved his hand to stop him, stared at Fang Xuanzao and said, "Please Mr. continue." ”

Bing Yuan really saw Li Mi's solemn expression, and he looked like he was moved by Fang Xuanzao, and remembered that he had been talking bitterly for a long time, and Li Mi's unmoved expression, he finally realized that Li Mi didn't want to fight with Wang Shichong for a long time. Li Mi didn't notice such an important change in mentality, which was really stupid.

Bing Yuan was sincerely remorseful, and his jealousy of Fang Xuanzao was even deeper, seeing that Fang Xuanzao had grasped Li Mi's mentality of reconciliation, he didn't dare to say more, so he could only squint at Fang Xuanzao with a contemptuous gaze.

Fang Xuanzao ignored Bing Yuanzhen: "The so-called alliance between Yang Tong and Wang Shichong has no guarantee at all, and the two are just using each other." Yang Tong needs Wang Shichong to prevent our family from becoming dominant, and he also needs Wang Shichong to block Li Yuan's eastward advance. It is even more necessary for Wang Shichong to follow his pace to deal with the family gate valve. Especially the latter is the most important, in order to let Wang Shichong kill the family gatekeeper, Yang Tong even did not hesitate to sell grain, war horses, weapons and other strategic materials to Wang Shichong. ”

Fang Xuanzao quickly glanced at Li Mi out of the corner of his eye, and saw that he was listening attentively, he knew that he had felt Li Mi's pulse, and he was very proud, but he said calmly: "Wang Shichong knows very well that Yang Dong is using himself, once the use is over, Yang Dong will be the first to kill him!" But he couldn't refuse Yang Tong's temptation, because those materials were what he urgently needed. ”

"How so?" Li Mi stared at Fang Xuanzao.

Fang Xuanzao arched his hand and said his judgment: "Luoyang, the eastern capital, is the capital chosen by Yang Guang for his descendants. Therefore, whether it is Yang Tong or his subordinate Wenwu, in order to successfully achieve the four words 'justifiable', their first target will naturally be Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong also knows this truth, so he has always been wary of Yang Tong, otherwise, there would be no elite troops in Heyang and other important places. Of course, this is just my family statement, but overall, Yang Tong's strength is so strong that no one can ignore it. ”

Li Mi paced a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and asked, "In this way, it is possible that Yang Tong will attack Luoyang first, instead of us." ”

Fang Xuanzao said: "My idea is that Yang Tong has been waiting, waiting for Wang Shichong and us to be defeated, and then entering the Central Plains after the warring parties are exhausted." ”

Bing Yuanzhen couldn't hold back any longer, and interjected: "Since Yang Tong won't attack Luoyang, then his target should be us, shouldn't it?" ”

"Absolutely not!"

Fang Xuanzao categorically rejected Bing Yuanzhen's idea, "Yang Tong's style is very steady, he is not the kind of character who regards territory as his life, otherwise, he would not have sold the four counties of Hexi to Li Yuan, I thought that Yang Dong would not use troops for the time being, but to treat the wounds of war, his resources will be inclined to the people's livelihood, if he fights continuously and exhausts his resources, he will not be able to fight Li Tang again in the future." Therefore, even if he fights in the future, he will implement the art of nourishing war with war against the Turks, instead of falling into the quagmire of domestic war. ”

Fang Xuanzao saw that Li Mi had already believed in his analysis, and urged: "Your Highness, our top priority is to reach an armistice agreement with Wang Shichong as soon as possible, and use a part of the treasures seized from Yu Wenhua and his hands to redeem the families of the soldiers in Luokou City, so as to appease the hearts of the soldiers!" Wang Shichong only has a few counties, if it weren't for Yang Tong's strong support in materials, he would have collapsed a long time ago, but he is a smart person, and if he relies too much on Yang Dong, he will be controlled by the other party sooner or later, so he also urgently needs to restore people's livelihood and get rid of his dependence on Yang Dong, I think he is also very willing to reconcile with us. ”

Li Mi nodded and said, "Then please ask Mr. to be my special envoy and negotiate with Wang Shichong... At the same time, he gave the King of Qin a generous gift to congratulate the Sui Dynasty on its victory in the war with the Turks. In the general righteousness of the nation, I, Li Mi, am convinced by the King of Qin......"

……

Luoyang!

With the arrival of the harvest year, the food crisis that has been plaguing Wang Shichong has finally been alleviated, and the tax of 500,000 stone grain has given Wang Shichong confidence.

Although the battle at Jindiguan was fierce, it did not affect the recovery of Luoyang City, and the price of grain dropped from Dou to 300 yuan, which made Wang Shichong gain great reputation.

Of course, the famine that lasted for more than two years also hit Luoyang very hard, and the eastern capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, which once had a population of one million, was devastated, and Yang Guang spent tens of millions of dollars to build the 200-mile West Garden. It has long been a grain field and vegetable field, and the exquisite buildings have been looted, and they have become empty homes for crows and jackals.

What's more, Luoyang's million population is now only more than 200,000, most of them have fled to Guanzhong and Bingzhou, the streets are deserted, and less than 20% of the shops in the prosperous north and south cities are open, but they are also crowded!

Ziwei Palace Wensi Palace.

Wang Shichong discussed with a group of important ministers, and Li Mi's envoys who asked for peace had arrived in Luoyang and were about to enter the city. This also made Wang Shichong, who was tense in his heartstrings, a little relieved.

Yun Dingxing said to Wang Shichong: "Holy Lord, Li Mi is ambitious, and there are still three or four hundred thousand soldiers under his command who can fight. ”

Wang Shichong smiled bitterly: "Li Tang has conquered Shangluo and Xiyang counties, our Hongnong and Shuyang are under Li Tang's troops, Li Tang's troops are menacing, and those who come are not good, although it is to deal with Xiao Miao, but this is not credible at all, so our focus in the future is to defend Li Tang." Peace talks with Li Mi are also beneficial to us, not to mention the soldiers, and the grain and grass will not be able to support us in fighting on two fronts. ”

When Wang Shichong said this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled: "Li Mi's current grain and grass, I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain an army of three or four hundred thousand, right?" ”

"Holy Lord, what do you mean by this?" Yun Dingxing looked at Wang Shichong and said in a deep voice: "The Holy Lord is saying that Li Mi will be dormant here?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Three or four hundred thousand male soldiers, it sounds very majestic and terrifying, but there are Shan Xiongxin faction, He Xiaode faction, Bing Yuanzhen faction, and Chen Zhiluo faction...... Counting down, there are more than thirty factions. And Li Mi himself is only a very small number of soldiers and horses, which shows that he looks big, but he is actually strong outside! Although he has a vast territory, his territory can't support the use of these three or four hundred thousand troops, if Li Mi is smart, he shouldn't think about conquering the world at this time, but combing himself. ”

"Holy Wisdom!"

The crowd sang praises!

Wang Shichong has already set the tone for peace talks with Li Mi, and now the think tanks under his command are together, but Li Mi is just a digression. After determining that Li Mi would not attack in the name of reconciliation, he shifted the focus of the topic to how to defend Li Yuan.

While Wang Shichong was discussing, a team of Zheng Jun escorted Fang Xuanzao's carriage into Luoyang City, and Wang Shichong's son, Wang Xuan, should wait outside the city gate.

"On behalf of my father, I welcome Fang Shangshu to Luoyang!"

Wang Xuanying is about thirty years old, he looks gentle and elegant, he does not have Wang Shichong's strong and cold, he has a sincere smile, and his face is full of joy in his heart, although Wang Shichong is the emperor of Zheng Guo, his focus is on the army, so most of the government affairs are handled by Wang Xuanying.

Wang Xuanying's current revival is only a temporary illusion, the court, the people, and the army all need to recuperate in a real way, and it is Wang Xuanying's strong promotion that Wang Shichong finally agreed to negotiate peace with Li Mi.

Fang Xuanzao stepped out of the carriage and saluted back: "Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to pick us up in person, I hope we can have a happy start and a happy ending this time." ”

"As the envoy said, I hope so!"

Wang Xuanying and Fang Xuanzao laughed together, and the people of the first county drove towards Miyagi......

Although Wang Xuan should actively promote the peace talks and get Wang Shichong's support, not everyone agreed, and the military led by Wang Renze was extremely opposed.

Wang Ren was the first general of Zheng Guo, who had fought against the Wagang Army and now Li Mijun for many years, and this time in the Battle of Jindi Pass, Zheng Guo's soldiers suffered heavy casualties, making him unable to face the fact of reconciliation.

After hearing the peace talks, he threw his armaments to his two younger brothers, and rushed to Luoyang Ziwei Palace without even changing his armor.

The strong smell of blood and evil aura made everyone change color.

Wang Shichong understood the displeasure in his nephew's heart, and asked everyone to retreat, and in an instant, only two uncles and nephews were left in Wensi Palace.

Wang Ren heartily persuaded Wang Shichong to change his course and withdraw, "In the past month, tens of thousands of brothers have died defending Jindi Pass, and now the bones of the soldiers are not cold, but today they have to talk to Li Mi, how can the brothers accept it?" How do we give an account to our dead brother? The hatred between our army and Li Mi cannot be solved! Once reconciled, morale will drop dramatically. The second uncle is a general and a famous general, and you understand this truth better than your nephew. ”

Wang Shichong personally untied the armor covered with purple and black blood for Wang Renze, who couldn't see his true face, carefully put it aside, and said: "This armor is collected by my uncle, and it will be used as a glorious armor admired by the descendants of the Wang family in the future." Come, give the set of Mingguang armor that I treasure to His Royal Highness King Zhao. ”

Wang Ren endured the anger in his heart and said respectfully: "Thank you, second uncle!" ”

"Come on, bring King Zhao's favorite milk tea." Wang Shichong arranged it all. Wang Shichong is an old treacherous person, and all the arrangements he made were for the sake of being able to talk peacefully in the future.

At this time, a palace maid came up to the hall and served a large pot of milk tea, and after Wang Renze was full, she retreated by herself.

Wang Ren drank a bowl of milk tea, and his anger suddenly disappeared, and the whole person calmed down.

Wang Shichong was very satisfied with this effect, and said in a deep voice: "I don't want to reconcile either, but you have to understand the crisis we are facing, and I can't help it." ”

Wang Ren was silent.

Wang Shichong continued: "I know that you are difficult to accept, and I also know that the military is difficult to accept, but you have to consider the overall situation!" Do you think Li Mi wants to give up his capital, Luokou City? He absolutely didn't want to. When he made this decision, it was even more painful than ours, but he couldn't help it, not to mention what Yang Dong would do, Li Yuan alone had already bared his fangs to the south, and his next target would definitely be the Central Plains, trying to take the Central Plains and increase the scope of confrontation with Yang Dong in order to reduce the pressure on Guanzhong. If we continue to fight with Li Mi, the result can only be a lose-lose situation, and in the end it will be either cheap Li Yuan or Yang Tong, do you understand? ”

"We are an alliance with the Sui Dynasty, so it's a big deal to ask the Sui Dynasty to deter Guanzhong to reduce our pressure." Wang Ren defended himself unconvinced.

"Talk to children!" Wang Shichong laughed silently and said, "Silly boy, you are too naïve, Yang Tong is a fierce tiger, how can he allow others to sleep soundly on the side of his couch?" He'll kill us sooner than Li Mi! ”

"Why?"

Wang Shichong pointed to the outside and said: "Outside is Luoyang, and the place where I live is the palace of Emperor Wu of the Sui Dynasty, as the heir of the Sui Dynasty, only by ascending the throne here can he add to the glory lost by the Sui Dynasty!" As anxious as he is to become emperor, he is as anxious as he wants to kill us. Therefore, when he helped us, he was actually just using us to consume Li Mi's strength. ”

He patted Wang Renze on the shoulder, smiled and said: "Reconciliation with Li Mi is the one who benefits, and this is Li Mi's initiative to seek peace, which is enough to let the people of the world know that we are already on an equal footing with the leader of the Central Plains Alliance, and this title can bring us great benefits." And what about Li Mi? It gives the world a sense of the decline of the river. ”

Wang Ren said helplessly: "Then how can I explain to the soldiers?" ”

"You tell the soldiers, just say that Li Mi is unable to fight again, so he asks us for peace, and at the same time says that the money he used to buy the families of the Wei soldiers is a tribute, and it is a benevolent act for us to return to the families of the Wei army...... It's enough for you to interpret the reconciliation as a big victory! ”

"Victory is rewarded." At this point, Wang Ren could only fight for the soldiers for something real.

"The loyalty of the army is the foundation of our royal family's foothold in troubled times, and this reward is certainly not less! The pension of the fallen must also be in place in one step! Especially you, I will send Li Mi half of the belongings to you, and you can choose twenty palace maids at will, even if you pick Yang Qi's concubine away, it doesn't matter! Wang Shichong looked at Wang Renze's eyes, full of strong appreciation, Wang Renze will be his No. 1 general, will replace all the military power in the future, he has never been stingy with his trust and reward for Wang Renze.

Wang Ren was moved in his heart: "Thank you for the reward from the second uncle, my nephew will not let you down." But forget about the imperial concubine or something, after all, this involves the face of the Sui Dynasty, and it is not a good thing to annoy the King of Qin. ”

Wang Shichong laughed, even happier at his nephew's understanding.

"Go ahead! Pacify all the brethren and tell them, and say that I, Wang Shichong, will not treat you badly, and will not treat any loyal person badly. ”

"Whoa!"

Not long after Wang Ren left, Wang Xuanying hurried over with an excited face: "Father, Li Mi's envoy has arrived." ”

"You don't need to be so happy!" Wang Shichong glared at his eldest son unhappily, happy and angry, how could he take on a big responsibility?

Wang Xuanying didn't know why his father was displeased, and said tremblingly: "Li Mi's envoy is waiting outside the palace, does my father want to see him?" ”

Wang Shichong thought for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "In order not to give Yang Tong an excuse for the expedition, I want to avoid this peace talks!" It's best for you to talk to Li Mi's envoys! Tell them what I'm suffering and ask them to understand. ”

"But if you say this, will it expose the idea that my father wants to get rid of his dependence on the Sui Dynasty? Erchen thought that it was better for his father to be sick. Wang Xuanying suggested.

Wang Shichong smiled: "Don't think they are fools, but your caution is not wrong, you just say that I have been in the war situation for more than a month and am unwell." By the way, you tell them that we can let go of all their families in Luokou City, but the money they give away is only ransom! We provide food and drink for tens of thousands of them, and I need 600,000 stone of grain to make up for it, and I can't miss one or two. ”

"Got it." Wang Xuanying turned around to leave. Wang Shichong stopped him again and said: "Your government affairs level is barely passing, but your temperament is too weak, your ears are soft, as the prince of a country, you can't help but understand military affairs!" After the reconciliation, he became a famous captain under Ren Ze, and communicated with Ren Ze and them! ”

"This ......" Wang Xuanying hesitated, he was full of poetry and books, and he really looked down on Wang Renze.

"Bang!"

Wang Shichong slapped the table and said angrily: "What qualifications do you have to look down on Renze, if you are not benevolent, you will fight all year round, if you are not benevolent, you will defend Jindi Pass, you are not facing Li Mi's envoy, but Li Mi's army under the city." ”

"The child will definitely go!" Wang Xuan shivered smartly.

"Be humble and respectful! Ren Ze is your brother no matter how you say it. ”

"Whoa!"

……

(For the sake of this book, I don't have time to spend with my family, my family has a lot of opinions, and recently I have been miserable and disgusted by my daughter-in-law and daughter...... Can brothers who have monthly passes and recommended tickets come to comfort and comfort? ? Every day until midnight, I lost a few pounds, and I implore my brothers to support the genuine version, which is just a few cents for you, but it is a great motivation for me...... ）

vertex