Outside Beiling City, outside the Jin army camp

Xun Xi, the general of Anxi of the Northern Jin Dynasty, who was ordered to come to pick up the envoys from Zhou into the camp, looked at the short old man in front of him, and his face was a little surprised.

"You're the Zhou Envoy?"

No wonder Xun Xi was so surprised, the "Zhou Envoy" in front of him was too strange.

Not to mention his short stature and ugly appearance, he went to the enemy camp without a retinue of guards, dressed in cloth and dressed in noble goods.

Xun Xi looked at it for a long time, and the most valuable thing about this "Zhou envoy" was the little donkey he was holding in his hand, and the tiger tail festival on the donkey that represented his identity as an envoy.

Seeing Xun Xi questioning his identity, the short old man was not angry, and his hand holding the reins trembled and took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to Xun Xi.

"The handwritten letter of Marshal Ning Dewu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I also hope that the general will be enshrined in the handsome place of your army, and the old and decrepit identity will naturally be proven."

"Don't be so troublesome, I will have seen Ning Dewu's letters, compare the handwriting, and know the truth if I forget it."

After saying that, Xun Xi waved his hand, and then in front of the old man, he opened the scroll and browsed it widely.

The short old man held his hands, and he didn't stop Xun Xi's blasphemy behavior, he just watched with a smile, and only asked out loud after Xun Xi finished reading.

"How, can the general confirm Ning Shuai's handwriting?"

"It's indeed a handwritten letter from Ningde's martial arts."

Xun Xi put away the scroll, looked at the short old man with a little surprise, and bowed his hand.

"Ben General also said who has so much courage to dare to come to my army camp alone, it turned out to be Yuan Sheng, who retreated from Rong Di, Lord Yuan Ziwang arrived, Xun Xi of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and saw Yuan Gong."

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Yuan Sheng, Ziwang, a native of Suzhou in the Western Zhou Dynasty, is a famous writer of the Three Kingdoms, known for his spicy writing and honest officials.

However, what is most praised by the world in this duke's life is not his article name, but his three-inch tongue.

Many years ago, Taizu of the Western Zhou Dynasty died, Taizong of the Western Zhou Dynasty had just succeeded to the throne, the throne changed, the domestic situation was unstable, and the Rongdi and other tribes in the grassland of Bingzhou took this opportunity to prepare to raid the border, and at the same time, the Northern Jin Dynasty was ready to move at the junction of Yong and You.

Seeing that the Western Zhou Dynasty was under attack on the back and was in danger, Yuan Sheng, who was only a five-grade imperial history at that time, invited himself to send an envoy to Rong Di to persuade him to withdraw from the army.

This proposal, which sounded a little naïve and ridiculous, was regarded as absurd by the ministers of the Western Zhou Dynasty at the time, but Taizong of the Western Zhou Dynasty thought that Yuan Sheng was loyal and commendable, and allowed him to play, so Yuan Sheng took a few entourage scholars and rode to the grassland in a carriage.

After arriving at the grassland, Yuan Sheng met with the leaders of the major tribes of Rongdi, talked eloquently, and said that he was powerful, and he relied on his unparalleled eloquence to withdraw the troops of the various tribes of Rongdi, of course, the Western Zhou Dynasty also paid a lot of money, grain, iron and salt for this.

But this loss is much easier than the price of a war with the Rong Di tribe, and more importantly, Rong Di retreated, and the Northern Jin Dynasty stopped when he saw that things could not be violated, and Taizong succeeded to the throne at the beginning of the year and enjoyed peace.

And Yuan Sheng, the hero who caused all this, also became famous all over the world in the first war, known as Likou and Rong Di.

At that time, Emperor Liyang, who had not been on the throne for a long time, also commented on this matter, saying that Yuan Sheng saved two military disasters in the Western Zhou Dynasty with one mouth, and he can be called a national soldier.

It is precisely this comment of Emperor Liyang that will make Xun Xi salute Yuan Sheng, otherwise, judging from his attitude just now, if he changes others, he will not look at the so-called "Zhou Envoy" at all.

After all, the situation in Jin and Zhou was like this, and the Zhou army wanted to negotiate peace, although the Jin army would not refuse, but it would not show a low profile to the generals of the defeated army.

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Xun Xi understands this, and Yuan Sheng, the envoy of the Zhou army, knows it even more.

So, although he saw that Xun Xi was shocked by his reputation, Yuan Sheng still did not show any arrogant expression, and wanted to do the opposite, Yuan Sheng took the initiative to bend down and smiled like an old man next door.

"The old man has been in vain for many years, and he should not be praised by Xun Anxi, but he is a general's family, and he is a thousand-year-old family.

Yuan Sheng is worthy of being a person of eloquence, in just a few words, he not only praised Xun Xi, but also praised the family, and also pulled down the relationship with him by the way, the key is also sincere in his words, and his tone is sincere, which is convincing unconsciously.

For example, Xun Xi, when he saw Yuan Sheng talking about the poetry meeting with a look of nostalgia, in a trance, he really thought that Yuan Sheng and his uncle had a deep relationship.

"Yuan Gong, Yuan Gong, Di Shuai is still waiting inside, I'll take you to the Shuai tent first."

Shaking his head, Xun Xian couldn't easily wake up from Yuan Sheng's words, suddenly remembered what was going on, and hurriedly reminded Yuan Sheng.

At this time, even Xun Xi himself didn't notice that his attitude towards Yuan Sheng was much more familiar than that of Fang Cai, and his words and titles were a little less rusty and indifferent.

"Alas, the old man is so confused, he likes to think about those old dreams, well, the business matters, the business matters!

Yuan Sheng, who was muttering about the past like an ordinary confused old man, heard that Xun Xi invited him to see Di Yi, patted his head in annoyance, and then trembled and led the donkey to follow Xun Xi to the camp.

The footsteps are staggering, the figure is old, it seems to be an ordinary old man, but in this ordinary, there is a faint sense of extraordinary, but it is not clear what is extraordinary.

In short, this old man looks very good.........

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Not long after, Xun Xi led Yuan Sheng to the Jin army marshal's tent, before the herald had already finished the report, standing at the door, seeing Xun Xi coming, he asked him to take Yuan Sheng directly into the tent.

"Zhou Envoy ~ arrived."

With the shouts of the guards outside the tent in unison, Yuan Sheng entered the tent with a smile and a tiger tail festival, and after a brief glance around, he put his eyes on Di Yi, the commander of the Jin army sitting in the center of the tent.

"Old decay Yuan Sheng, I've seen Di Shuai."

Yuan Sheng made a messenger salute to Di Yi, and Xun Xi also handed Di Yi the scroll that Yuan Sheng gave him.

"Yuan Gong has worked hard all the way."

Di Yi opened the scroll, looked at its contents, and then handed the scroll to the guards next to him, asking him to hand it over to the generals below. After circulating, after getting these, he looked at Yuan Sheng unhurriedly and said lightly.

Xun Xi was born in a family, he attaches more importance to fame, and his own qualifications are shallow, so he naturally respects Yuan Sheng, who has a high reputation in the Three Kingdoms, and treats him with courtesy.

And Di Yi, because of his personality and his own status and qualifications, is relatively less in awe of Yuan Sheng's resume, and his attitude is naturally not so kind.

And Yuan Sheng has long been prepared for this, he is the envoy of Zhou, and the generals of the Jin Kingdom will not have any good impression of him, Xun Xi, after all, is just an exception.

Therefore, seeing Di Yi's attitude that is not salty or indifferent, Yuan Sheng's face remained unchanged, and he waved his hand and said: "Serve the country, don't dare to talk about hard work, for the sake of the two countries to stop the war, stop the war, what's the matter if you are old and take this old bone." ”

King Zhong, who was sitting first on Di Yi's right hand, sneered when he heard this: "With sharp teeth and sharp teeth, he is worthy of Yuan Ziwang, who retired from the army with his mouth." ”

Yuan Sheng looked at King Zhong when he heard this, and saw that his face was majestic and gorgeously dressed, not like a general in the army, nor like a strategist Wenchen, he was puzzled in his heart, and asked: "Old and decayed eyes, who is the honorable driver?" ”

Di Yi smiled, pointed at King Zhong, and took the initiative to explain: "Duke Yuan doesn't know, this is my Prince of Dajin, Your Majesty's brother, King Zhong." ”

Yuan Sheng then understood, before Emperor Liyang sent two princes to come to the army, he also heard in the city, originally thought that after the labor army, the two delicate and noble princes would return to Beijing to enjoy the blessings, but he didn't expect that he was still in the Jin army camp.

While thinking about it, Yuan Sheng didn't forget to salute King Zhong: "It turned out to be Lord Zhong, and the old Yuan Sheng was polite." ”

"Hmph."

King Zhong snorted coldly, looked at Yuan Sheng with sharp eyes for a moment, and then spoke: "Yuan Ziwang, don't think that you have any incorruptible tongue, just want me to stop the war, you are wishful thinking."

This king tells you, don't bother talking more, the 400,000 troops in Beiling City, I have decided to eat it, you go back and tell the two of Ji Linbing and Ning Dewu, know each other, quickly open the city and beg to surrender, this king can also ask His Majesty for a decree to spare their lives.

And if the two of them are stubborn and dying and struggling, they will break the city one day, and none of the 400,000 troops will be left. ”

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Looking at the fierce words of King Zhong, Yuan Sheng shook his head, turned to look at Di Yi, and asked.

"The old man dares to ask Di Shuai if he also thinks like this with the loyal prince?"

Di Yi looked at Yuan Sheng with interest, and after suddenly raising his hand to stop Yuan Sheng's ignorance, he got up angrily and was about to open his mouth to spray wildly: "Lord, let's listen to what Yuan Gong has to say." ”

King Shun, who has been a transparent person next to him, heard this, and his eyes moved slightly. also interjected: "Yes, Brother Wang, don't be in a hurry to get angry, let's see what this Yuan Lao'er can say first." ”

Other people's face can not be given to the loyal king, but Di Yi, the commander of the Jin army, spoke, and he was not good at refuting his face in public, plus there was also the help of King Shun, King Zhong glared at Yuan Sheng, and sat back in his seat sullenly.

Yuan Sheng smiled at Di Yi and nodded, his short body paced in the tent a few times, and slowly spoke.

"It's not that the old man is talking wildly, all of you here are battlefield generals, proficient in military affairs, and you should know the power of 400,000 desperate people.

Yes, our Zhou army is now trapped in Beiling, at a disadvantage, but our army has not lost its vitality, and it still has the combat power to fight to the death.

At that time, even if our army was wiped out, there would not be many soldiers left in your army, and the Jin and Zhou countries were both defeated, but they were cheaper than Nanchu, who was now plotting against Qingnan.

In this way, why can't you and my army stop making peace, our army withdraws from Yongzhou, and your country recovers the lost territory at the same time, but also can draw troops and horses to gallop to help Gyeongnam, and each other is at peace, the two countries have a truce, and the people's livelihood is restored, isn't it beautiful? ”

"Hahaha."

Looking at Yuan Sheng, who was full of sincerity, Di Yi raised his head and laughed: "I heard that your Yuan Gong's mouth is like a river, and he has reached 100,000 male soldiers with one mouth and one tongue, but now it seems that it is a bit exaggerated. ”

When Yuan Sheng heard this, he was not angry, and bowed: "Old decay, if Di Shuai has any objections, you might as well tell him." ”

"Okay, this handsome is as you wish."

Di Yi nodded, and replied loudly: "You said that there are 400,000 troops in Beiling City who are fighting to the death with me, which sounds scary, but in fact it is nonsense, not to mention that your army is demoralized and has been defeated repeatedly.

There is no food and grass, and morale is low, how can Ji Linbing fight to the death with our army, 400,000 troops, but a group of local chickens and dogs, sooner or later for the grave bones in my hands.

As for Qingnan, but the disease of ringworm is not a problem at all, according to Ben Shuai's estimate, at most between Xunyue, the imperial court will send troops to crusade, and then Nanchu will retreat. ”

When Yuan Sheng heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "What Di Shuai said is too conceited, if you really ignore my 400,000 troops, why are you trapped in the city for more than a month, and you don't see the attack on the city."

In addition, in the battle of Gyeongnam, the Chu army with ringworm disease you mentioned, has just won a big victory over the important generals of your country, and turned to besiege Pinghu, the situation in Gyeongnam is critical, and most of the soldiers and horses in your country are in Beiling, where to transfer troops to support?

Therefore, the old man thinks that although Di Shuai is quite confident, the situation is here, and it is not something that the Jin army can break in the blink of an eye. ”