Pan Liao and Zhang Qianyi said goodbye and left, Guo Song returned to the inner house, sat in the inner study and pondered, he knew very well that he had seriously exceeded his authority, even the envoy of Hexi Jiedu did not have the right to arrange the belonging of the North Court, not to mention that he was just a small governor of Ganzhou, this is the power of the prime ministers, even if it is the Son of Heaven, he will eventually have to listen to the opinions of the prime ministers.

The history of the North Court was finally captured by the Hui Hui, the commander of the North Court Yang Shigu was killed by the Hui people on the way to escape from Dunhuang, and now Sha Tuo's coercion of the North Court is even worse, the North Court military and people can no longer support it, in this case, will the court agree to let the North Court soldiers and people give up the North Court and return to the east?

The answer is no, the imperial court will never agree to give up Beiting, but it will not send troops to liberate Beiting, what the imperial court wants is righteousness, and let the soldiers and civilians of Beiting be martyred for this righteousness.

Guo Song's heart was very heavy, he knew that he was facing a dilemma, was he like the imperial court? Or do you listen to the call of your heart and take the Beiting military and civilians back to Ganzhou?

At this time, Xue Tao walked into the study with a teacup, she saw the anxiety and even pain in her husband's heart, she put the teacup on the table, and asked softly: "Husband, are you in trouble?" ”

Guo Song nodded, told his wife about Beiting, and sighed: "I have decided that even if I am dismissed and lose my office, I will let the soldiers and civilians of Beiting return to the east." ”

"But give up the historical responsibility of Beiting, can the husband afford it?"

Guo Song bit his lip and said: "I haven't given up Beiting, I will definitely take it back, I just want to save the soldiers and civilians of Beiting." ”

Xue Tao thought for a while and said: "I fully support the husband's decision, and it doesn't matter if this official is not appropriate, but I want to remind the husband that even if the husband and Sha Tuo reach an agreement, without the permission of the Son of Heaven, the soldiers and civilians of Beiting may not return to the east." ”

One sentence reminded Guo Song that he didn't take into account the wishes of the soldiers and civilians of Beiting, Guo Song took a few steps, and he finally realized that this matter really couldn't bypass the Son of Heaven.

"You're right, this matter still has to be reported to the Son of Heaven, but I'm afraid it's too late."

"The husband can send pigeon letters."

Guo Song shook his head, "To send a pigeon letter, you have to go through the imperial court, and this matter will be a big problem." ”

Xue Tao's heart moved, and he smiled: "What about letting Mengzi send a letter?" ”

Guo Song lowered his head and thought about it, it was really feasible, Mengzi could send a letter to Zhang Lei, and Zhang Lei would hand over the letter to his aunt and ask his aunt to pass it on to the Son of Heaven.

"Alright! I will write a letter tonight, and let Mengzi go to Chang'an early tomorrow morning to deliver the letter. ”

........

Early the next morning, the two sides continued to negotiate in the Ganzhou Governor's Office, and Sha Tuo proposed that 9,000 Han slaves could be converted into sheep to offset 200,000 ransom sheep, and asked the Ganzhou army to reduce the ransom of 100,000 sheep, and finally Sha Tuo paid 200,000 sheep to Ganzhou in exchange for Zhu Xie's victory.

Pan Liao first rejected the request to cut 100,000 ransom sheep and insisted on 500,000 ransom sheep in exchange for Zhu Xie's victory law, but Pan Liao proposed another plan, which allowed more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians in Beiting to return to Ganzhou by way to offset 200,000 ransomed sheep, and finally Shatuo only needed to pay 100,000 ransom sheep to complete the exchange.

This new plan really surprised Zhu Xie Jinman, he said that he would consult the Khan, and the Tang army would also consult the Tang Emperor, and the two sides agreed to continue negotiations in five days.

Early in the morning, Guo Song tied the two letter tubes to Mengzi's legs, and instructed it a few words, of course, this was arranged in advance, Guo Song's personal letter was sent to Zhang Lei by Mengzi, they had training when they left Chang'an, and Mengzi also knew Zhang Lei.

The fierce man took off into the air, spread his wings and circled twice in the sky, and then flew away towards the east.

........

Zhang Lei is also thinking about Ganzhou these days, he has always been thinking about the wine of Ganzhou, since he has defeated the Shatuo people, can the wine of Zhangye be shared with a piece of the pie? This is what Guo Song personally promised.

At noon that day, Zhang Lei had just come out of the Treasure Pavilion and was about to go for a drink.

"Look at that eagle!" The surrounding people all looked at the sky and exclaimed, and as soon as Zhang Lei looked up, he saw a huge eagle hovering above his head, only a dozen feet away.

Zhang Lei suddenly recognized it, and he hurriedly waved his hand and shouted, "Brother Mengzi, I'm here!" ”

As soon as the fierce son retracted his wings, he landed on Zhang Lei's shoulder, Zhang Lei saw that there were two small bamboo tubes tied to his legs, and quickly took them off, and a small bamboo tube was engraved with Zhang Lei's two small characters, which were letters sent by his junior brother from Ganzhou.

The surrounding shopkeepers gathered around one after another, and asked with envy on their faces: "Proprietor Zhang, is this the eagle you raised?" ”

Zhang Lei patted Mengzi's head and said with a smile: "This is my godson, raised since childhood, but if you are obedient, tell it to go east, and it will not dare to go west." ”

Mengzi was a little annoyed, no one dared to slap his head yet, who did this dead fat man think he was!

Mengzi spread his wings and jumped on top of Zhang Lei's head, scratched his claws twice on the top of his head, grabbed his turban to shreds, pouted his buttocks, and soaked shit on his head, and then flapped his wings and flew away.

The people around him immediately burst into laughter, Zhang Lei couldn't hold his face, and pointed at the fierce man flying far away in the sky with his cloak and scolded, "You flat-haired beast, let me catch you, I have to stew you in a pot!" ”

Zhang Lei laughed twice more and explained: "Hehe! This guy likes to joke, and it's a way for him to show affection, and it makes everyone laugh. ”

Everyone covered their mouths and snickered, and left one after another, Zhang Lei was bored, so he had to go back to the Treasure Pavilion stupidly.

But a quarter of an hour later, Zhang Lei hurried out again, got into a carriage and galloped away in the direction of Qingxu Palace.

........

Just an hour later, the eagle letter written by Guo Song was presented on the desk of Li Shi, the son of heaven.

Li Shi stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, silent for a long time.

Guo Song gave him a big problem.

The various benefits listed in the eagle letter really made him tempted, and he also knew that this was the best opportunity for the Beiting soldiers to return to the Tang Dynasty, and the two or three thousand old and weak troops in the isolated city of Tingzhou would not be able to resist the attack of the Shatuo people or the Hui people at all.

I'm afraid that as Guo Song said, the military and civilians of Beiting will not survive this winter.

The return of the Beiting army and civilians is also a manifestation of the Son of Heaven's mercy on the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, Guo Song promised to retake Beiting within three years.

But a thousand and ten thousand reasons can't stand a word, Tingzhou City is the last piece of land of Datang in Beiting, who dares to order to give up the territory of Datang?

If you give up, if you can't get it back, how can you explain to your ancestors and ancestors?

"Your Majesty, it's up to the political hall to decide! His Majesty, a sinner who has renounced his territory, cannot be a sinner. The privy envoy Huo Xianming whispered.

Li Shi was a little hesitant, Guo Song sent a letter to himself in the form of a private message, but he didn't want the political hall to know about it, and Li Shi also knew very well what kind of attitude the political hall would have.

But..... I don't want to bear this charge myself.

Li Shi was suddenly a little dissatisfied with Guo Song, why didn't he decide this matter without authorization and throw such a difficult thing to himself?

"It must be His Majesty's will, and the soldiers and civilians of Tingzhou will leave, so let the court decide!"

Huo Xianming paused and said, "If Your Majesty is not good at saying it, the humble position can inadvertently leak this matter." ”

Li Shi finally nodded, "Okay!" Do whatever you want. ”

It's hard to say it yourself, so you can only let the news leak out 'unintentionally', and let the Xiangguo come to the door by themselves.

..........

In the Zichen side hall, the six Xiangguo are sitting in danger, their faces are solemn, the book orders Yang Yan, the subordinate serves Han Rong, and there are also Cui Youfu, Li Mi, Qiao Lin, Zhang Yi Four deputy ministers, Yan Zhenqing has retired last month, Bianzhou Assassin Shi Zhang Yi took his place, but Yang Yan did not like Zhang Yi, so he recommended him to serve as the envoy of the Longyou Festival as Xiangguo, replacing Zhu Jun, the appointment has come down, but Zhang Yi has not yet taken office.

At this time, the six ministers were all dissatisfied, and the privy envoy Huo Xianming inadvertently revealed that Guo Song suggested giving up the North Court and letting the soldiers and civilians of the North Court withdraw to the Central Plains, which immediately caused an uproar in the political hall, and the six ministers were all angry, Guo Song concealed that they had made them seriously dissatisfied with the negotiations with Sha Tuo without authorization, and now they actually want to give up the North Court?

Guo Song's suggestion completely caused public anger in the political affairs hall, and even Han Yun, who had always supported Guo Song, was a little dissatisfied, and Guo Song didn't communicate with him in advance about this matter, but giving up Beiting was absolutely unacceptable to him.

Li Shi coughed and said slowly: "Everyone Aiqing can talk about it!" Guo Dudu believes that it is difficult for the military and civilians of Beiting to sustain it, and once Shatuo breaks through Beiting, it will cause a tragic ending, and hopes to use the opportunity of this negotiation to withdraw the military and civilians of Beiting, and then restore Beiting in the future. ”