Chapter 638: Brotherly Country
After Huan Wen heard his words, he couldn't help but snort coldly, and said lightly: "I want to stop the army and make a truce, but I am not willing to pay any price, and I obviously have no sincerity." There is no need to say more about such peace! With that, he got up and left.
Anyway, the current overall situation is the most urgent for Yan Guo, and it has no impact on his own side, and the person who is anxious is Yan Guo, not himself. Therefore, I just took the opportunity to negotiate the price, and tried to get back all the counties that I had lost before, so that I could explain to the people in the country.
When Liang Chen saw that he wanted to leave, he knew that he wanted to get away with it. After all, under the circumstances at this time, if Li Xin really destroyed the Yan Kingdom, I am afraid it is not something that Huan Wen wants to see.
Therefore, he didn't stop it, just arched his hand, and said unhurriedly: "Da Sima's words are wrong, if there is no sincerity, why should the lower officials make this trip?" Now that the Tang army is about to cross the river, I am afraid that it will move southward in a few days. With the current strength of my Yan Kingdom, I am afraid that I will not be able to resist it. In case it really comes to that point, in order to protect His Majesty and the Ancestral Temple, I am afraid that Dazai-sama will have to surrender to Li Shin. At that time, the land of Qingzhou will be Tang soil, and Li Xin is afraid that he will soon be able to rush to meet Da Sima under the city of Pi. However, I heard that Da Sima and Tang Wang have a lot of friendship and are old acquaintances, so Da Sima must be very happy to see this happen! ”
Hearing this, Huan Wen, who originally wanted to take care of it and was about to leave, his face suddenly became gloomy. After staring at Liang Chen for a while, he said coldly: "Are you threatening my father?" ”
"Don't dare! Xia Guan came on behalf of Yan Guoguo, how dare he threaten Da Sima! The lower officials are just stating the facts and telling what might happen. Whether this will happen or not is in the mind of Da Sima! With the wisdom of Da Sima, he should know that if Li Xin really won the Qingyan Erzhou, his power would inevitably be the first in the world. In the past, Yan, Jin, and Tang were divided into three parts of the world, which was the most stable situation. If the Yan Kingdom is destroyed and the Tang Dynasty becomes stronger, it can only be resisted by Jiang Zuo. Whether this matter is beneficial to the Jin room or not, and whether it is beneficial to Da Sima or not, you must be very clear! Saving Yan is not only to save Yan, but also to help Jiang Zuo himself! Liang Chen bowed and said.
Of course, Huan Wen understood what he meant. In fact, if it weren't for the fear of Li Xin, for fear that he would get the land of Qingzhou and his power would rise sharply, I'm afraid he wouldn't have met Liang Chen at this time.
The reason why Huan Wen has no fear and thinks that he has taken advantage of the situation is that he said that at this time, the Yan Kingdom was already in danger of survival, and he could take advantage of it and get the best price.
But Liang Chen had no fear, because he accurately grasped Huan Wen's thoughts, and used his jealousy of Li Xin to blackmail Huan Wen to negotiate peace.
In fact, from this aspect, Liang Chen has a greater advantage. Because whether it is the surrender of Jiangzuo or the surrender of the Tang Dynasty, the difference is not very big for Yan at this time.
Of course, there is no way to do it in the end, and the main reason why I say this is to find a way to survive independently between the two powers!
"In the past, Shi Zhao had all the land of the Central Plains, and Ji Youyong and Qingyan were all in his hands, and I didn't know how he could take it to my Great Jin. Even if Li Hantang takes the land of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, will he be able to destroy my Great Jin in one fell swoop? Jiangzuo is not the Yan Kingdom, even if the Tang Dynasty is unmatched, it is impossible to deal with us like he destroyed you! What's more, although Bengong has a friendship with Li Hantang, if he really dares to provoke me Dajin, Bengong will definitely not spare him! Huan Wen naturally couldn't let Liang Chen take care of it, so after a deep sigh, he said something that he thought was reasonable.
But there is actually a certain problem with what he said, mainly because when Shi Zhao was strong back then, Jiang Zuo was not like he is now. When Shi Zhao was at its peak, he pushed the border south of Huaishui in one fell swoop, and it was not far from the Yangtze River and Jiankang.
The key is that Shi Hu died later, and Ran Min's appearance made the entire Shi Zhao fall apart, and finally let the Murong clan pick up a leak. From this point of view, Jiang Zuo did not face a strong threat from the northern unified dynasty.
Therefore, Liang Chen used Li Xin to unify the north to threaten Huan Wen, but the effect was really not particularly great. From this point of view, Huan Wen's words are not wrong.
But what he was wrong about was that today's Datang is not comparable to Shi Zhao and his ilk. This is not about the land and the soldiers, but about the whole system and potential.
If the people of the world still can't see it clearly in the past, after this battle to destroy Yan, I'm afraid no one will doubt the fact that Datang is getting stronger and stronger.
What's more, the original Shi Zhao rule was known for its brutality, and the people in his country were miserable, and there was constant infighting in the court. The princes and nobles were deceitful and calculated with each other, which naturally led to the chaos of the country.
But the Tang Dynasty is just the opposite on this point, and today's Li Xin can be said to be an upright master in the Tang Dynasty, whether it is a civil servant or a military general, or an ordinary person, he is very supportive.
Especially in recent years, the Tang Dynasty has widely implemented benevolent government, and the government has won the support of the people, which is diametrically opposed to Shi Zhao's time. In this case, after taking Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places, whether it is land or potential, in fact, Datang will far surpass Shi Zhao back then.
What Huan Wen said was only from the surface, and did not explain the essence behind it. To put it bluntly, it's just to find a high-sounding excuse for himself, so as to refute Liang Chen's threat.
At first glance, it sounds very reasonable, but it may not be possible to dig deeper, Liang Chen is a smart person, of course he understands the meaning. However, he also knew that he couldn't force Huan Wen to be in a hurry, otherwise, this time the peace discussion might really fall through.
So, after thinking about it for a while, he said: "If Da Sima really thinks so, then the lower official has no choice but to reply to Dazai-sama, saying that Da Sima is unwilling to negotiate peace." In this way, we can only prepare for the war with all our strength and do our best to block the Tang army. However, if it really can't be stopped, for the sake of the overall situation, I'm afraid it can only be to return to Datang! ”
"It's not that my father-in-law is unwilling to negotiate peace, it's just that you don't want to pay any price, but you want my father-in-law to rescue you, isn't it a fool's dream? If this is the case, how can this prince face the princes of the court, and how can he face the crowd? It's a big deal, when Li Xin went south, Ben Gong marched with him, presumably, he was still very happy to share the land with Ben Ping! Huan Wen said slowly.
"Da Sima's words are also true, but with retreat as a condition, I'm afraid it's not something we can agree to. It's not as good as this, my Dayan and Dajin are allies, about a country of brothers, and I will give gifts to Jiankang every year in the future, how about it? Seeing this, Liang Chen felt that the time should come, so he proposed.
The so-called gift pilgrimage, to put it mildly, is to pay tribute, which is actually the reason for the ministers. But if Murong Wei wants to give up the title of emperor, it is really a difficult thing for those princes and ministers of Yan State.
After all, this face is really unbearable, and the title of Emperor Yan is not picked up on the ground!
Therefore, they simply thought of such a way, the two countries formed an alliance, and let Murong Wei call Emperor Jin his brother. In this case, it makes sense to congratulate with a gift. It feels like the younger brother came to pay New Year's greetings to the eldest brother during the New Year, rather than the feeling of surrendering to Jiang Zuo.
Although there is no difference in substance, at least it is not passable in terms of face!
After hearing this, Huan Wen couldn't help but groan. With his thoughts, he naturally hoped that Yan Guo would simply surrender to him and return directly to the Shun Jin family. After all, this is equivalent to recovering the lost territory by himself, and subduing the Yan Kingdom to make it subordinate.
This is a great achievement equivalent to expanding the territory! For him, now is the time to gain fame and political achievements, and once the former great power Yan Kingdom is surrendered, it will definitely be of great benefit. Even if Yan surrendered, it was because he was forced to be helpless by Li Xin.
But as Liang Chen said before, they are all surrenders, why didn't Yan Guo surrender to the Tang Dynasty? Instead, he wants to surrender to Jiang Zuo! In case Li Xin is angry and the attack is even more powerful, I'm afraid even Jiang Zuo won't be able to save it!
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, he also had to admit that in terms of the current situation, this kind of disguised surrender may be the best choice!
"If this is the case, my father can agree to negotiate peace! However, if you repent, or if you make any more provocative acts, the matter of peace will be nullified! Huan Wen finally decided to agree to the other party, no matter what, at least stop Yan Guo from surrendering to Datang first.
"Don't worry, Da Sima, if the peace is reached, my Yan Kingdom will naturally abide by it! It's just that at this time, Li Xin led the army south, and my Dayan was already at the point of life and death, since Jiangzuo and Yan were brothers, please also ask Da Sima to help me and keep my Dayan safe! Liang Chen hurriedly said.
After the peace discussion was completed, Liang Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Although he is somewhat sure of Huan Wen's thoughts, he is also afraid that this guy will really ignore it, in that case, Yan Guo may really come to an end.
"You go back and tell Murong Xuangong that he can block Li Xin north of the river! My father immediately sent a letter to Li Hantang, asking him to stop fighting and negotiate peace with you! Huan Wen glanced at him and said lightly.
"It would be great if it did! The lower officials immediately rushed back to Gwanggu Castle and reported the matter to His Majesty and Dazai-sama. At the same time, prepare the gift of congratulations and send it to Jiankang in the near future! Liang Chen replied with this reply, and felt a lot more relieved, and hurriedly said.