In the final analysis, the core competitiveness of diplomacy is the prestige and historical credibility of the forces you represent behind you.

If the "historical record" is good, the enemy will be more afraid of you, and even eventually form a reverence for the destiny of heaven.

People are all like this, the Southern Xiongnu softened, what was the inside story of the softness, and who contributed to it? The specific experience of this frame of reference makes it easy for Wuhuan to learn from it and soften it.

A diplomat like Li Su is like a business negotiator who "will keep the contract on file every time he negotiates a big deal, and show it to the other party when he meets other heavyweight customers in the future".

In addition to him, how could the current envoy of the Han Dynasty think of sending the reply of the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu to Wuhuan Shan Yu to see such a strategy?

The degree of specialization is high.

Qiu Liju chatted with Xian Yufu for a while, thought about it, and invited a henchman guard to come over, first respectfully let a table of banquets, and then let Li Su wait for a banquet next to him. Obviously, he wanted to talk to Xian Yufu behind closed doors for a while.

Li Su didn't care either, and sat down in the side tent with an awe-inspiring demeanor, and when the Wuhuan people sent something to eat, he took out the silver chopsticks and ate them in a chic manner, and he was frank and unscrupulous.

The poison refining technology of this era is still relatively poor, and it is inevitable that it contains sulfides, which is also the chemical principle that silver chopsticks will turn black when they encounter poison - if they are faced with the poison of modern technology, Li Sucai will not be stupid enough to trust silver chopsticks.

He represents the prestige of the Han Dynasty, and as long as it is safe at this time, he cannot be cowardly.

However, on the premise of ensuring demeanor, when drinking, the action is a little bold, and most of it is sprinkled from the corners of the mouth, this small action is still harmless.

Moreover, the generals and guards brought by Li Su were also like clay sculptures and wood carvings, and they did not react to the food sent by the Wuhuan people to show goodwill. After the Wuhuan waiter walked away, they were so hungry that they secretly nibbled on the dried meat they brought.

The Wuhuan people didn't have much food in stock, and when they saw that these little characters didn't eat, they didn't care, so they happened to steal it themselves.

Zhao Yun inspected the records of the guards, and after returning to the account, he also whispered these details to Li Su.

"Zilong has a heart, I know that the Wuhuan people are short of food, but you are willing to explore with your heart, which is also the embodiment of your talents, one day, you will lead thousands of troops." Li Su praised Zhao Yun with satisfaction.

In contrast, Dian Wei, who always tastes next to Li Su, doesn't seem to have the patience to look around.

Qiu Liju and Xian Yufu talked secretly for a quarter of an hour before asking the waiter to ask Li Su to go back and continue the conversation.

Li Su walked to the door of the big tent, stopped calmly, and did not enter immediately, but stared at Xian Yufu indifferently for a few seconds.

Xian Yufu looked at Li Su, then at Qiu Liju, and then left.

Qiu Liju originally thought about waiting for Li Sulai to let Xian Yufu leave, leaving only the two of them to talk about the final content.

But Li Su's eyes showed a coercive gesture, but it seemed that Xian Yufu was driven away by Li Su's pressure, which made the Wuhuan people's side invisibly weaker.

Li Su smiled and sat down: "It seems that Shan has figured it out, and some things are embarrassing to promise in front of his subordinates." Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for Shan Yu, everyone is friends, I can make you lose face a little less, I'm happy - such an unspeakable decision, it should be agreed to kill Zhang Ju, right? ”

Qiu Liju suddenly felt that his breath was held in his chest, and he couldn't vent it.

Could it be that our soft decision is so easy to see through? Can everyone guess that we have to accept each other's conditions in their entirety?

Qiu Liju was angry in his heart, and emphasized the difference between the strictest in the end: "We can't agree to kill Zhang Ju!" It doesn't matter if he's at the end of his rope or not, whether he's stealing artifacts or not. But after all, he was called the emperor, and I also supported him with a ghostly heart.

If you kill the king, it will be a great injustice and a great ominous, and it will be difficult for me to lead the Wuhuan tribes in the future - my bottom line is to pretend to set up a banquet to invite Zhang Ju to discuss the matter, and trick him into coming to my camp, and your people will kill him halfway.

If you need time to prepare, you can give you a day to ventilate and report the news, and then lead the Han cavalry brigade to intercept and kill the sneak attack. I can pretend to take the initiative to take on the patrol post of the defense area along the way for Zhang Ju, so that he can relax his guard and kill him without the Han cavalry. ”

Li Su pondered in his heart: Just don't you want to do it yourself, don't you want to bear the notoriety of that senseless "killing the king"?

This is not surprising, because in the original history, Qiu Liju did not let his subordinates do it himself.

He just listened to Liu Yu's order and expelled Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun. Then, Zhang Ju of that time and space also escaped, and finally disappeared, only Zhang Chun was betrayed by the general Wang Zheng and beheaded to Liu Yu.

This level of hesitation is an acceptable diplomatic condition. Anyway, the first level obtained in this life is already worth a lot more than the one in the original history.

The head of the puppet emperor and the head of the puppet general are at least one level different from the head of the puppet general for meritorious service.

"We can do it - if you lure Zhang Ju to come to your camp for a banquet, how many men and horses will he usually bring to the banquet?" Li Su didn't get entangled, so he went straight to ask the questions of the executive level.

When Qiu Liju heard this, he was slightly overjoyed, and the panic and awkwardness in his heart about killing the monarch also calmed down:

"It's hard to say, if you go to the front of the army to inspect and gather business, you can bring one or two thousand horsemen to guard. But now that the war is quiet, there has been no enemy on my side for several days, and it is possible to bring five hundred horsemen to the banquet. ”

Five hundred rides? It seems that there are still too many, and the cavalry that can be brought by Zhang Ju by his side should not be weak in martial arts.

Li Su thought about it for a while, and felt that it was still difficult to assassinate.

He said bluntly: "Find a way to ensure that Zhang Ju's personal guards are less than two or three hundred horsemen, and I will agree to this matter on behalf of the envoy, otherwise it will be difficult to do." ”

Qiu Liju's face was embarrassed: "Five hundred horses or more?" Then let him relax his guard, unless you wait for a day, tomorrow evening, I will find an excuse to invite Zhang Ju to a night banquet, it is not easy for people to move at night, maybe he will bring fewer people. Moreover, your guards can blend in with our subordinates who are welcoming Zhang Ju. ”

"Wait an extra day? Do it tomorrow night? Li Su thought that it would be better if he could ensure his safety and not leak secrets during the day.

With the preparation for this day, it is just time to send a warrior back to report the news, so that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will take the opportunity to attack with the Youzhou cavalry tomorrow and harvest the rebels who are in chaos because the monarch was killed.

Moreover, if you feel that the troops are not enough, you can also let Wen Ze sneak back to Guanzi City through Qiu Liju's defense area to inform Gongsun Zhan, and let Gongsun Chan gather troops in advance tomorrow night, let the soldiers have a full meal to nourish their spirits, and take advantage of the chaos to rush out of the city.

You can also tell Gongsun Chan about the deployment of Qiu Liju and Zhang Ju, Su Li and others, so as not to kill Gongsun Chan on Qiu Liju's side and merge with others.

What to do? Wait one more day, it seems that you can make a greater contribution!

Li Su struggled in his mind for a while, and decided to believe in his Guardian Heavenly Regiment.

When the time comes, let Qiu Liju arrange a camp tent close to the edge of the camp to rest, in case something happens on this day, with Zhao Yundian and Wei Zhoutai to protect him, it is still certain to take advantage of the chaos to kill.

Of course, Qiu Li is near the military tent in the center, and he has to leave a few people to pay attention to the news in time.

If something really happens, these few people who stay in the Chinese army will definitely become outcasts and be killed, but there is no way to do it, let's take care of their families after we go back.

"Okay, then wait another day. I still say the same thing, only by getting Zhang Ju's head and attacking and killing Su Li can you completely redeem the charges of your Wuhuan tribes as thieves before, and regain the trust of the imperial court's annual mercenary salary.

If only half of it is done, then it will only be pardoned, but it is difficult to say how long the military will be paid in the future. We are not bullied, do one step, take the benefits of one step.

And I would like to remind you one last sentence that the envoy had strictly decreed that this money was only a favor and reward from him to your ministry. In order not to suffer from inequality, please keep it a certain secret, and if the other tribes know the content of the reward, then don't think about getting it again. ”

Nothing else can be said, and the explanation of this "secret diplomacy" must be repeated again and again at the end.

Can't let Hu people feel like a big man!

If the big man doesn't give it, you can't take it yourself!

Fortunately, Qiu Liju didn't have much resistance to this, and even Li Su was a little strange: Could it be that Qiu Liju was used to cooperating with Liu Yu more than ten years ago, and knowing Liu Yu's temper, he had already been obedient in this regard?

That really saved Li Su a lot of trouble.

With a big leader who knows how to do it, it is easy to engage in diplomatic work.

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Li Su said goodbye to Qiu Liju with a calm expression, returned to his tent in a chic manner, and confirmed that there were no eyes and ears on the left and right, and then pulled Zhao Yun: "Zilong, you have to protect me for another day and night, and you can only do it tomorrow night, no problem, right?" You also rest in batches, there may be a fight tomorrow night, don't be sure to keep your spirits up. ”

"Changshi rest assured! Yunding has a comprehensive history and is foolproof! Zhao Yun held the gun and gave it away, his expression solemn.

Li Su nodded: "That's it, let Liu Dun take two people, only sleep for two or three hours tonight, and leave the camp at the beginning of the second half of the night, and strive to rush back to Lingzhi tomorrow morning, and search for the cavalry led by Yun Chang and Yide along the Luanhe River in the direction of Xu Wu."

According to my previous agreement with Brother Xuande, Yun Chang and the others should still be ordered to harass Zhang Ju in that area, and after notifying, let them pay attention to the time - rest at noon, and set off in the afternoon, and strive to rush to the middle of the night between Lingzhi and Feiru to attack Zhang Jujun's western camp. I will prepare a map of the camping defense area of Zhang Ju and Suli's troops tonight, and let them bring it back, so that Yun Chang can find the enemy's location by then.

In addition, I will send Wen Ze to sneak back to Guanzi City single-handedly tomorrow evening, and give the news and the camp map of the various armies to Gongsun Zhan. After all, Gongsun Chan has a large number of soldiers and horses, and he will have to rely on Gongsun Chan to cover up the main force tomorrow. ”

The reason why Liu Dun wanted to bring two more people was because he had a long way to go, and he had to travel more than 100 miles to report the news. And Wen only needs to walk more than ten miles to enter Guanzi City, so one person is enough, and he can set off later.

In addition, the reason why Li Su arranged it this way was also for his own safety - Gongsun Zhan, this guy, was extremely disgusted with any diplomatic mediation with the Hu people, and even hated it.

Historically, Gongsun Zhan did not kill the envoys sent by Liu Yu to reward and win over the Hu people, and also robbed the envoys of the property as military expenses.

Since Li Su knows history, he must also guard against Gongsun Zhan, lest Gongsun Chan know that the Han envoy is coming too much in advance, and deliberately attack in advance to expose the Han envoy, then Li Suke will not be good-

In the allusion of "Li Sheng said Qi", Li Shiqi was not because he happened to lobby the King of Qi to surrender to the King of Han, but Han Xin attacked the Qi State by force in advance in order to grab merit, causing the King of Qi to be angry and kill Li Shiqi.

If Li Su did all the tricks, but was killed by his own people in the end, it would be too much of a loss.