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The sun of May has dispelled the cold of early spring, but it does not have the scorching heat of summer. The sun shines on the city of Luoyang, which only makes people feel a burst of warmth and warmth.

Looking at the sunlight slanting in from the window, Yu Ming also felt a lot more steady.

The current crisis is over. As early as when he had just entered Luoyang City, the scouts came to report that Li Shimin and Li Yuanji led the Tang army to withdraw from the camp, and it seemed that they knew that Luoyang City was impossible to take, so they gave up their efforts in this regard.

Judging from the subsequent intelligence, the Tang army really left the Luoyang area and marched to Xiangyang in the south. According to the scouts, they should have planned to go to Xiangyang to help. It seems that the Tang army has launched a large-scale attack on the Liang army.

Soon after, the news that Lin Mo personally led an army of 50,000 arrived outside Luoyang City, which made the big stone hanging in Yuming's heart fall to the ground.

After welcoming Lin Mo's army into the city, everyone was completely relieved. Now there are more than 60,000 Zhou troops in Luoyang City, relying on the eastern capital, the world's strongest city, even if the enemy has 150,000 to 200,000 people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer Luoyang City.

Yu Ming really ate the fat of Luoyang this time.

Of course, there are gains and losses. The Luoyang Conference and the subsequent battles involved the attention of the Zhou army, and there was no need to worry about it. This gave several other princes the opportunity to expand. Judging from all aspects of the situation in the half month after the end of the Battle of Luoyang, Li Yuan and Du Fuwei were desperately expanding and devouring the surrounding small and medium-sized forces. It can be said that the lost mulberry fish, the income of Dongyu, does not know whether it is a blessing.

Right now, Li Jing, Red Whisk Girl, Red Sleeves, Lin Mo and others all gathered in his study to discuss the next move.

"Husband, I have already released the information, and I want Jinyiwei to inquire about the situation of Li Yuan, Du Fuwei and the princes of the Xiao Milling family as quickly as possible, and it is estimated that it will not be long before detailed information will be sent back." Red Sleeves said softly.

"Well, that's good! Once we understand the current situation, we can deal with the current situation! Yu Ming nodded.

At this moment, the soldiers at the door hurriedly came to report: "King Zhou, there is a messenger from Du Fuwei outside the door asking to see him, and he claims to be called Fu Gongzuo. ”

"What? Auxiliary? That's Du Fuwei's sworn brother, the number two person in the Jianghuai Army! Yu Ming is also very clear about the status of the auxiliary prince in the Jianghuai army.

It seems that Du Fuwei still cares a lot about his son and the captured Chen Zhengtong, Feng Huiliang and others. He actually sent an assistant to negotiate, which shows that he attaches great importance to the process. Li Jing also stroked the long beard under his chin and said unhurriedly. Everyone could guess that Du Fuwei must have wanted to save his baby.

"Let the assistant come in! Listen to what he has to say," Yu Ming said in a deep voice.

A moment later, an eight-foot-tall man with a beard walked into Yuming's study.

This person's eyes are big and bright, although he gives people a rough and bold feeling, but there is a cunning and shrewdness in his eyes, and he knows at a glance that he is a person who is thick and fine.

"Jianghuai Army Auxiliary Gong Zuo, see His Royal Highness King Zhou!" Fu Gongzuo stepped forward at this time and saluted Yu Ming with both hands in his fists.

"Huh? Do you know me? We haven't seen each other before, have we? Yu Ming said with a little surprise.

"Although Fu Gongzuo has never seen King Zhou, there is only one person in the room who is similar in age and qi energy to King Zhou." Fu Gongzuo smiled slightly: "Moreover, before Fu came to Luoyang, he had seen the portrait of King Zhou. ”

"Hehe, this king has also heard the name of the Jianghuai Army's assistant minister, but he has never had the opportunity to meet. Now that the auxiliary general is here, it really makes the king have a bright face! Come on, show the auxiliary general tea! Yu Ming waved his hand.

Immediately, a pro-soldier brought a chair for the assistant minister, and at the same time served hot tea.

After Fu Gongzuo sat down, after taking a sip of the teacup, Fang said loudly: "Not bad! It is indeed the best Longjing tea. ”

Then, he restrained his smile and said, "It seems that King Zhou has already guessed the purpose of my trip, so he has not been in a hurry to ask Fu's intention." ”

Yu Ming said unhurriedly at this time: "The person is still in my hands, and the auxiliary generals are not in a hurry, so how can this king be in a hurry?" ”

"Well, that's right!" Fu Gongzuo also nodded, and then said solemnly: "Then Fu Mou will not beat around the bush." Not bad! Fu's trip was to ask King Zhou to release Du Yugong, as well as Chen Zhengtong, Chen Dangshi and Feng Huiliang and other important generals of our Jianghuai Army. My eldest brother Du Fuwei is willing to pay a ransom of five thousand taels of gold for this! ”

When the audience heard this, they also gasped. Five thousand taels of gold is not a small amount even for separatist forces like Li Tang and Da Zhou. What's more, it must have been even more difficult for a prince like Du Fuwei to raise so much gold. But Du Fuwei was willing to pay this money, which shows the importance of Du Yu and several Jianghuai generals in his heart.

"Five thousand taels of gold is indeed not a small amount, but Du Fuwei just wants to exchange the money for his son and his generals, I'm afraid it's not enough!" Yu Ming said coldly.

"Then according to the will of King Zhou, how can we release Du Gong and several generals of our army?" Fu Gongzuo asked.

"It's simple: I want land north of the Yangtze River." Yu Ming immediately opened his mouth.

After Li Jing and the Red Whisk Girl heard this, they also showed a wry smile on their faces, they knew that neither Du Fuwei nor Fu Gongzuo would agree to such a condition.

"Impossible! Jiangbei is the place where my Jianghuai Army started, and it is impossible to give it away so easily! After hearing this, Fu Gongzuo immediately stood up and refused: "Since King Zhou is so insincere, that's fine." My eldest brother is not the only one. If King Zhou thinks that he can use Du Yu to threaten us and ask for a price, then he has made a mistake! ”

Yu Ming originally did not plan to ask for the land of Jiangbei, he knew that now Jiangdu is the capital of the Jianghuai army, and it is one of the great capitals of the former Sui Dynasty, sitting on the mouth of the Yangtze River, and overseas trade is developed, Du Fuwei said that it is impossible to cede the land of Jiangbei.

He smiled slightly at this moment and said, "General Fu, please take a seat." When this Wang Gang said this, he also wanted to see how much Du Gong and several members of the department would be worth in Du Fuwei's heart...... As a result, he didn't expect that in the heart of King Jianghuai, some desolate places were not as important as his sons and generals! It seems that the world has spread that King Jianghuai is a person who values love and righteousness, and there are many untruths......"

Fu Gongzuo also calmed down at this time, and he snorted coldly in his nose and said, "His Royal Highness King Zhou, if you want to use the method of killing to induce me to agree to cede the land, it is impossible!" Even if I agree, my eldest brother won't agree to it when I go back, and you still won't get the land you want. If King Zhou really wants to get some benefits, don't make such an unrealistic request! ”

"Good! Since General Fu is so refreshing, then the king will also say happily! At this time, Yu Ming ordered Red Sleeves to take a map of the Jianghuai region, and then pointed to one of the red marked areas and said: "If Du Fuwei can transfer the land of Huaixi to me, then this king can guarantee when I will receive the land in Da Zhou, and when will the king of Jianghuai be able to see his sons and generals!" ”

After hearing this, Fu Gongzuo was a little hesitant. Before he came, Du Fuwei explained to him the bottom line of the negotiation, and the land could be ceded, but not much. Du Fuwei only agreed to cede some of the mountainous areas around the Dabie Mountains, but he did not want to cede the Jianghuai land at all. Although Huaixi is economically backward, it is a poor and remote place in the sphere of influence of the Jianghuai Army today. However, because it was one of the areas where the Jianghuai army raised troops that year, it was still relatively important in Du Fuwei's mind.

Yu Ming saw that Fu Gongzuo was bowing his head and thinking, and he didn't refuse, so he knew that there was a play. He immediately hit the railway while it was hot: "If your army can agree to cede the land west of the canal and north of the Yangtze River to my Great Zhou." Then the king can not only return Du Gong and several generals, but also the captured more than 10,000 Jianghuai army soldiers can also be brought back by the auxiliary generals. That's good enough, right? ”

"What? Of the 50,000 troops led by Duke Du, more than 10,000 are still alive? When Fu Gongzuo heard this, he was also taken aback, he thought that the 50,000 army had already been wiped out.

"Of course! I, Yuming, am not a good person to kill! If they have surrendered, why should I kill them all? Yu Ming smiled and said.

Fu Gongzuo secretly thought, if you are not a good person to kill, then there are few butchers in the world. From Goryeo to Silla, from the Turkic steppe to Yanmen Pass, from Hebei to Shandong and Henan, I am afraid that there will always be 10,000 people who died under the hands of your Yuming.

It's just that now that he is asking Yu Ming, it is naturally impossible to raise the bar with this young King Zhou on this issue. Moreover, Yu Ming proposed to return the more than 10,000 captured Jianghuai soldiers to him, which really touched the heart of Fu Gongzuo.

You must know that what Du Fuwei and Fu Gongzuo are most worried about at the moment is the lack of officers and elite soldiers under them. During the previous Luoyang Conference, Du Fuwei secretly sent his 50,000 most elite troops. In order to cooperate with Li Yuan, they will give Yuming and Xiao Miao a fatal blow together.

In the plan he discussed with Li Yuan, if Yu Ming could be captured or killed during the Luoyang Conference, the two of them would jointly attack the Zhou army. Although the territory of the Zhou army was very large, there were many soldiers and generals. But after Yuming is captured or killed, there will inevitably be chaos in the army.

According to Li Shimin's prediction, once Yu Ming died, the generals of the Zhou army would be in turmoil over who would be the new monarch. Even several of his wives would start fighting among themselves. The Zhou army, which seemed to have strong troops and amazing combat effectiveness, would be completely defeated by their joint attack.

After the annihilation of the Zhou army, according to the agreement between Li Yuan and Du Fuwei. It was the Tang army that occupied Hedong, Liaodong, and Hebei. Du Fuwei occupied Henan, Huaibei, and Shandong.

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