Zhang Shumo moved the Wu Xiu Army of the Great Tea Castle, and let the respected Xue Liang serve as the county guard of Jiyuan County, and other officials of Jiyuan County did not dare to complain, and even many people began to defect and turned to Zhang Shumo to express their loyalty.

Of course, Zhang Shumo knew that these wall grasses could not be reused, but in order to stabilize the other officials in Jiyuan County, he entrusted important tasks to the officials who took the lead in taking refuge in him. Under such stimulation, many people jumped out to express their support for Zhang Shumo and wanted to gain Zhang Shumo's appreciation.

And Zhang Shumo has always been very lenient to the people, and Xue Liang naturally adhered to his philosophy, and as soon as he took office, he reduced taxes for the people of Jiyuan County, and was deeply supported by the people. So far, from the officials of Jiyuan County to the people of Liming, they are very supportive of Zhang Shumo, and Zhang Shumo can be regarded as having a firm foothold in Jiyuan County.

At the same time, Zhang Yu was not idle here.

Escorted by a cavalry, Sun Xu hurried to Sima's house in the inner capital, where he was also waiting for Yao Quan, the envoy of Zheng State.

In order to catch Sun Xu's wind, Sima Xiao deliberately held a banquet, which flattered Sun Xu. Years of experience as an official in the court told Sun Xu that this Sima Xiao must not have a good heart when he greeted him so ceremoniously.

Sure enough, at the banquet, Sima Xiao suddenly deliberately mentioned Zhang Shumo in front of Yao Quan, the envoy of Zheng State.

"Lord Sun, I heard that Yu Gongzi's younger brother Zhang Shumo has returned from Yan Kingdom and is currently in Jiyuan County. Not only did he arrest Guo Ju, the county guard of Jiyuan County, but also appointed the next county guard himself, which was completely ignorant of Lord Zhang Lu! Even if Zhang Shumo is the second son of Master Zhang? Master Zhang can't allow Zhang Shumo to be so presumptuous! ”

After Sima Xiao finished speaking, he deliberately looked at Yao Quan, wanting to see his reaction.

Yao Quan couldn't help frowning when he heard this, this was the first time he had heard about Zhang Shumo, since this Zhang Shumo was Zhang Lu's second son, why did he have to go against Zhang Lu? Isn't he afraid that Zhang Lu will blame him? Or is there something hidden in this?

Sun Xu couldn't help but sweat on his forehead after hearing this, Sima Xiao said these things now obviously to increase his bargaining chips in negotiations, obviously he already knew something, but he didn't know what he wanted this time.

After thinking about it, Sun Xu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Lord Zhang Lu knows about the affairs of the second son, but it is a major matter of the country to negotiate peace with Zheng Guo at the moment, so Lord Zhang has no time to estimate what the second prince has done." ”

"Oh? Is it? Lord Zhang Lu seems to be very busy lately! Even Lord Sun said that making peace with Zheng Guo was a major matter of the country, so why did Lord Zhang hand over such an important matter to Yu Gongzi? I don't know what Master Zhang is busy with? ”

Hearing this, Yao Quan also seemed to understand what Sima Xiao meant, recently Zhang Lu has hardly asked about the big and small matters of Huaiguo, and even the discussion and such an important matter have been handed over to his son to handle, which shows that he is probably no longer able to act in person!

After thinking about it, Yao Quan deliberately said: "Yes! I don't know what Lord Zhang Lu is busy with? Can Yu Gongzi really represent the meaning of Master Zhang? At the beginning, Lord Zhang was determined to go to war with my country! ”

Sun Xu hurriedly said: "Lord Yao is serious. Lord Zhang doesn't mean to be an enemy of your country, but your country sends troops, and we can't let your country slaughter, right? Now that the two countries have been fighting for almost a year, they are all working hard and losing money, and Master Zhang is not popular to see the people suffering from this disease, so he asks for peace with your country, your country has always had the wind of a great country, should you not use this to blackmail our country, right? ”

Yao Quan squinted, but he didn't expect that this seemingly panicked Sun Xu actually had some eloquence, so he nodded: "I, Zhao Guo, will naturally not take advantage of the danger of others, but Lord Zhang's army seems to be unjustifiable, my country's army is not to put the people of the two countries in suffering, but to seek justice for the Huaiguo royal family!" ”

When Sun Xu heard this, he just wanted to reply, but Sima Xiao laughed.

"What Lord Yao said is extremely true, Lord Zhang Lu's army is indeed unjustifiable, but your country is fighting on my Sima Xiao's territory, and my Sima Xiao has not betrayed the Huaiguo royal family, right?"

When Yao Quan heard this, he immediately lowered his face, this Sima Xiao really didn't give himself face at all, and actually said this about himself in front of everyone. So he said angrily: "Then it's no wonder that our country, if we want to send troops, we must pass through Lord Sima's place, so that my Zheng Guo's soldiers will not fly to Qinyang City with wings, right?" ”

Sun Xu saw that Sima Xiao was speaking for himself, and hurriedly took advantage of the victory to pursue: "Lord Yao's words are wrong, the Huaiguo royal family is greedy for pleasure and ignores the people's livelihood, resulting in my Huaiguo being weak all the year round, and the people are not happy. ”

"You! Nonsense! When Yao Quan heard this, he immediately blew his beard and glared at Sun Xu: "Since the Han Dynasty, all countries have been loyal and filial piety for the great righteousness, even if Zhang Lu has thousands of reasons to rebel, it is also disloyal, this is a great injustice, everyone will be punished!" ”

Sun Xu didn't expect this Yao Quan to start scolding his mother directly, but the other party said such a thing, wouldn't he lose his face if he didn't refute it? But if you want to refute it, you will inevitably sabotage this peace, and then Yu Gongzi will definitely blame him, and he will be thankless!

While hesitating, Sima Xiao suddenly laughed again: "Lord Yao, Lord Yao!" You're serious! As the lord said, all the kingdoms were separated from the Sheng Han Dynasty, who was loyal to the Sheng Han Dynasty? This is the case with all countries, so why do you need to talk about Lord Zhang Lu alone? The two of you should also be a little calm, so as not to hurt the peace, after all, do we still have to negotiate peace? ”

With Sima Xiao's words, the two of them gave up. The next banquet was meaningless, and everyone had their own ghosts, pushing cups and changing lamps, thinking about the peace of the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, Sima Xiao, Yao Quan, and Sun Xu got together again. This time, the three of them were dressed in formal clothes, and it was obviously time to get serious.

The three of them greeted each other, and Yao Quan, who was a little unhappy yesterday, took the lead in speaking: "I have already made it clear to my family saint that my family saint is kind-hearted and does not want to see the people of the two countries suffer, so I agree to negotiate peace, but the conditions for peace still need to be discussed. ”。

Sima Xiao couldn't help asking: "We have already ceded a county, if your country is still unwilling to accept it, I'm afraid there will be nothing to talk about in this peace, right?" ”

Who knew that Yao Quan and Haha laughed: "A county land? Now that our country has occupied your four southern cities, what you said is good, and give up a county, in addition to the four cities we have occupied, it is nothing more than adding a city, is the blood of my Zheng soldiers worth a city? ”