Chapter 363: Peace
Listening to Li Mufeng's words, Li Le realized that no matter how he said it, it was the enemy general who started the war at the beginning.
Now that it has become the current situation, the general needs to pay a price, otherwise so many brothers who died on the battlefield would have died in vain.
"Brother, I understand, or you are more far-sighted." Li Le said with a smile.
Looking at this sister, Li Mufeng smiled dotingly, after coming back, he had heard a lot of Li Le's deeds, which was enough to see that Li Le had really worked hard during this time.
Li Linyuan and his envoys were quick to whip up their horses along the way, and the people in the capital had already heard the news of the victory in the frontier and were overjoyed.
The emperor even sent the ministers of the court to meet him at the gate of the city, and the people of the city were also waiting on the side of the street.
Looking forward to it, Li Linyuan and the envoys finally appeared at the city gate, and there was an elite team behind them.
When he arrived at the gate of the city, Li Linyuan turned over and dismounted, and the minister hurriedly greeted him, congratulating: "Congratulations, the general has won another battle and made another meritorious service." ”
"It's a blessing that I have a general, the emperor has been waiting for a long time, come with me."
"It's false, this is all the credit of the soldiers in the battalion." Li Linyuan responded, and his face was full of joy.
From the time he arrived at the city gate, no one spoke to the envoys, and they all chose to ignore him.
Entering the city, the people on the side of the road cheered and applauded, and shouted in unison: "The general is mighty." ”
The people all understand that the peace they are in now is all won by the generals and the soldiers in exchange for their lives, and without exception, they are sincerely grateful.
There are also some family members who have gone to the battlefield, and they are even more overjoyed to know the news of the victory, and they will be able to come back after winning the battle.
As soon as the envoy entered the city, the people knew that this was a man of the enemy country, and whatever they had in their hands threw at him, and the envoy had no time to dodge, and his whole body was smashed and dirty.
finally arrived at the gate of the palace before it stopped.
Li Linyuan and the two ministers also thought of the envoys behind them, since it was the enemy army who came to sue for peace, they naturally wanted to see what the envoys had to say.
turned his head to look, but he was stunned, this made the minister's clothes too dirty, and even his hair was crooked, which showed what had happened to him along the way.
"I think it's better to take the envoy to the post house to wash up first, and then go into the palace to meet the saint." Li Linyuan proposed loudly.
"I think so, otherwise this is a great disrespect to the emperor." The courtiers on the side chimed in.
The envoy hurriedly thanked him and left with the guards, Li Linyuan and the two ministers waited here, taking the opportunity to chat about some things on the battlefield, and praised the junior of the Li family for being amazing.
Soon, the envoy returned, already in a different guise, "Let you wait for a long time, let's go to the palace." The envoy said with a smile on his face.
Li Linyuan and the two ministers walked in directly as if they didn't hear it, and the ministers were helpless, but they also knew what the situation was now, so they had to follow behind them.
The emperor and the other courtiers were already waiting in the main hall, and as soon as they saw Li Linyuan come in, the emperor got up and walked down, stepped forward to hold Li Linyuan's hand, and said excitedly: "General Li, this time it's thanks to your Li family." ”
"Solving problems for the emperor, all this is what a courtier should do, it's nothing." Li Linyuan responded and made a big salute.
After some politeness, the emperor re-ascended the dragon chair, raised his eyes to look at the envoys of the enemy country, smiled and asked, "I don't know what conditions you plan to make peace?" ”
Finally, the key point was mentioned, and the envoys breathed a sigh of relief, when they came, the emperors of the enemy countries had already been explained, and now it was time to implement them.
"That's the case, this time our country is indeed too impulsive and has made mistakes, we are willing to pay an extra 10% of the offer, and we also hope that the emperor can open the net." The envoy saluted.
"Ten percent? That's a lot. The emperor raised an eyebrow and said.
I thought that things would be settled like this, and the minister breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know that it was just the beginning.
I saw the prime minister on the side stand up and said: "The minister thinks it's inappropriate, this enemy country has launched a war and has harmed a lot of interests of our country, how can it be that only 10 percent." ”
"That is, the grain and grass transported to the frontier alone is much more than 10 percent." The minister chimed in.
The envoy took a deep breath, fortunately, this is not the bottom line, and he can let him again: "If you are not satisfied, what about fifteen percent?" "This is already the bottom line, and it has already been discussed when I come.
The emperor didn't speak, he knew that the arguments of the ministers under these matters could already help him settle things.
"I think it's not enough to just make offerings, I think that the land can be more or less conceded, your defeat this time, the people in the frontier have suffered losses, how can you do it if you don't make up for some." The waiter of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said with a smile.
When the envoy heard this, he was taken aback, he didn't expect that there would be such an unreasonable demand, and the 15 percent supply was already the limit, so how could he cut the land.
"I don't think there is a need to cut the land, I have persuaded our emperor that he will not invade your territory again in the future, and I ask your subordinates to be merciful." The envoy maintained a good cultivation and said loudly.
But the courtiers did not intend to give up like this, they knew that this enemy country was ambitious, and if they could not take the opportunity to weaken their interests more, would they not waste this opportunity.
"Envoy, I'm afraid it's not that you have no intention of seeking peace, and you don't even want to meet such a small request, it's too insincere, right?" The prime minister sneered.
As soon as these words came out, the envoy was frightened into a cold sweat, and if these words were passed back, his life would be lost.
"If there is a lot of land, I think it is better to order thousands of cattle and sheep to help the people in the border areas improve their lives, which is also a good thing, what do you think, emperor?" The courtier then proposed.
"I think it's a good idea, aren't the cattle and sheep you just raised over there strong?" The Emperor nodded in response.
At this time, the envoy reacted, and they were digging a pit for themselves to jump, and they didn't want him to agree to cut the land, for the sake of the cattle and sheep, so singing and harmonizing was a good show.
But the emperor has already spoken, and if the envoy refuses again, it will be too faceless, and this time he came here to ask for peace, so he had to respond: "Okay, I will show the emperor after I go back." ”
thought that this was enough, but the courtiers refused to be satisfied, and asked for gold jewelry and other accessories one after another, which could be regarded as satisfaction.
In order to sue for peace, the envoys not only had to accept the cynicism of the Western Chu courtiers, but also were secretly harmed by them, and they were miserable, but for the sake of their country, they had to endure humiliation and burden, so they had to respond one by one.
The envoy understood that he had promised here a pleasure, and that he would definitely be abused by the emperor of his own country when he returned, and no one could understand his hard work.
Fortunately, the emperor also knew how to accept it when he saw it, and he was afraid that the envoys would be forced to be in a hurry, so he waved his hand and said, "It's almost time, you can sign a peace agreement." ”
Hearing this, the envoy breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward to sign on behalf of his country, because he couldn't wait to go back.
And after Wang Guifei learned of the defeat of the enemy army, she was very frustrated and became angry in the dormitory, "A bunch of useless things, I have helped like this, but I haven't succeeded yet." ”
"The concubine is angry, I think the concubine should hurry up and think of the next countermeasure, our master can say, you and we are grasshoppers on the same rope now, if this is really found out, you can't hide." The person who came to deliver the message should speak.
Wang Guifei herself didn't know, and she was even more annoyed, if she waited for Li Le and the others to come back, she would definitely not have her own good fruit to eat, so she gritted her teeth and planned to do something to the emperor.
Taking advantage of the nightfall, Wang Guifei specially boiled soup for the emperor and sent it to the imperial study.
And the emperor has long known that something is wrong with Wang Guifei, and has been sending people to monitor her, and the hexagram jade is also mixed in, and he soon noticed that something was wrong.
When Wang Guifei arrived at the door of the imperial study, she directly sent someone to catch her, and tested the poison from the soup, and got the evidence on the spot.
Mu Changjin, who had already presented the letter of surrender to the small country, had nothing to do, and missed Li Le more and more, and when he heard that Gemo had sent reinforcements, he was very anxious.
Mu Changjin knew that Shen Zui had other thoughts about Li Le, he couldn't let Shen Zui have a chance to take advantage of the situation, he couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately made an offer to the emperor, but because of the long distance, he didn't wait for the news of consent from the capital, so he set off directly to find Li Le, and no one could stop him.
Since Li Linyuan went back, Li Le stayed in the barracks all day, and Li Mufeng investigated the situation in the barracks, and went to the wounded barracks to have a look.
It was the same on this day, following Li Mufeng to the wounded barracks, and just after walking a few steps, he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and then heard a familiar voice, "Ah Le." ”
Li Le turned his head and was overjoyed to see Mu Changjin, he didn't expect to see Mu Changjin at this time.
Seeing that it was Mu Changjin coming, Li Mufeng knew that these two juniors had something to say, and teased: "The person you have in mind is here, and you don't need me." With that, he left, leaving room for the two to get along.
Mu Changjin turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and hugged Li Le, his heart was extremely relieved, he fell in her ear, and said, "Ah Le, I miss you so much." ”
Li Le's eyes were slightly red, and he was also full of thoughts about Mu Changjin, and the two complained to each other.
It wasn't until Li Le saw the gazes of the soldiers around him that he felt a little shy, and simply took Mu Changjin to his residence to rest.
"Rushing all the way over, you must be thirsty, you sit first, I'll pour you a cup of tea." Li Le said as he got up and was about to pour water.
Mu Changjin looked at Li Le's appearance, becoming more and more relieved, and inadvertently saw a letter under the pillow, the handwriting was a little familiar, and when he opened it, he found that this was a love letter written by Shen Zui to Li Le.