Chapter 248: The Envoy (continued)
Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yu brothers are estranged, although they sit very close, they seem to have nothing to say to passers-by, but the faces of the two are as usual, if the people who don't know are not careful, they can't see it at all, the envoys of the Liang State have some understanding of the relationship between the two, so no one doesn't know each other.
But after all, Xiao Yu is the vassal king of the Liang clan, and he is from the Empress Dowager Zhang, so the envoys are naturally in place in terms of etiquette, and all kinds of greetings are constant.
On the side of the Zhou State, the officials and generals did not pay much attention to the two brothers of the Liang State Clan, but there was one exception, that is, Yu Wenli, who turned to sit down near Xiao Yu after he and the Son of Heaven finished talking.
Seeing that this brother didn't talk to his brother who had been reunited for a long time, he didn't think much about it and took the initiative to stir up the topic.
first asked Xiao Yu about the Jiangling style, and then talked about the Jiangling scenery that Xiao Yu once told him, anyway, he changed the way to let the two brothers talk, which made the atmosphere more lively.
However, the Xiao brothers didn't talk more than half a sentence, but just said some scenes based on etiquette, if it was in normal times, Yuwen Li should be able to detect that something was wrong, but today he was happy, and he had been talking with great interest, and he didn't find that there was a problem with the two people in front of him at all.
Yu Wenming was talking to the Son of Heaven at this time, and he didn't notice the situation on his son's side, and Yu Wenhua, who was standing behind the Son of Heaven, was bored and his eyes wandered, but he found that the scene on Yu Wenli's side was a little embarrassing, and then he couldn't see it.
You don't know how to read words and feelings, and it matters to me!
Yu Wenhua and Liu Jushi next to him were looking at the hunting ground in the distance, thinking about how to behave well when hunting for a while, where did they have the heart to observe the faces of all the beings present, but it was Yu Wenhua and Yang Xuangan who was standing on the other side, and they also found that the scene on Yu Wenli's side was a little embarrassing.
He glanced at Yu Wenming, who was talking to the Son of Heaven, and saw this son who was not paying attention to Aya, and after coughing dryly, he came out of the queue and came to Yu Wenli's side: "Shisun? ”
"Huh? What's the matter with Xiao Wubo? ”
Yu Wenli is the eldest grandson of King Qi, Yang Xuangan now serves as the little right Wubo, serving the Son of Heaven as a general of the forbidden army, during this time Yuwenli accompanied the Son of Heaven and often met with Yang Xuangan, so he was considered an "acquaintance".
Yang Xuangan made a long story short, and cut straight to the topic: "Shisun, it's time for the Son of Heaven to summon Envoy Chen." ”
Hearing this, Yu Wenli's first thought was "What's the matter with me", because he was not an official in charge of etiquette, but after glancing at the direction of the Son of Heaven, he found that the Son of Heaven was talking warmly with his father, and immediately reacted:
At this time, it is more appropriate for him to interrupt the conversation.
Yu Wenli arched his hand to Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yu and then left, turning to the side of the Son of Heaven, as soon as he left, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, Yang Xuan felt back, looking at the lively scene in front of him, his face was as usual.
As a little right Wubo? It's not interesting, where does it seem that I am capable!
Yang Xuan thought so, but he was not in a hurry, because he had opportunities at a young age, but now there were great opportunities in front of him, and it was not okay not to plan well.
The Son of Heaven fled to Shannan alone, and most of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were in Yecheng, so after arriving in Anlu, the Son of Heaven would inevitably reset the hundred officials, this was a gluttonous feast, Yang Xuangan was not qualified to share the meat, but he had the opportunity to drink soup.
His father Yang Su is working hard for the future, Yang Xuangan, as a son, naturally has to share his father's worries, and he doesn't need his father to mention something, Yang Xuangan knows what he should do.
He felt that it was too stupid to choose a side now, and it was the best policy to find a way to make a profit.
Yang Xuangan was treated as a demented child when he was young, but in fact, his mind was active, he knew that sooner or later there would be discord between the Son of Heaven and the clan, and there would definitely be a game between all forces within the new court, so there were many opportunities for this.
He not only wants to make the Son of Heaven think that he is reliable, but also let the clan think that he can use it, and when the time comes, others will fight for a certain official position, and it will be his turn to pick the fruit.
Yang Xuangan was pondering in his heart, and at the same time, Yu Wenli politely interrupted the conversation between his father and the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven remembered that he also had to meet the envoy of Chen Guo, and hurriedly summoned him.
A moment later, the envoys of the Chen State entered the camp to meet the Son of Heaven, and when they saw the envoys of the enemy country coming, the envoys of the Liang State immediately changed their momentum and became serious.
Chen Baxian, who established the Chen State, was originally a Liang general, and was regarded as a thief by the monarchs and ministers of the Liang State, so since the establishment of the Chen State, the Liang State and the Chen State are incompatible.
It's just that if you seriously investigate it, the current Liang State is a puppet state established by the Western Wei Dynasty after breaking through Jiangling, the capital of the Liang State, and Chen Baxian was loyal to Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan, and Xiao Jing, who led the Western Wei Dynasty to break Jiangling, was the culprit who broke the Liang Guozuo.
The envoy of the State of Chen entered the camp, saluted Yuwen Qiankeng, the son of the Emperor of the State of Zhou, and sat down after being given a seat, although he caught a glimpse of the presence of the envoy of the State of Liang, but he did not see it, so that the Lord Xu was kind and talked with the son of Zhou.
Xu Shanxin is a member of Chen Guodu, a bachelor of history, last year as an envoy of Chen Guo to Zhou State, after arriving in Yecheng, once entered the palace to meet the Son of Heaven Yuwen Qiankeng.
Therefore, Xu Shanxin went to Anlu again as an envoy of Chen State, even if he was ordered by Chen Guan's family to touch the reality of Shannan, but also to find an opportunity to see if the Son of Heaven who was rumored to have fled to Xuanguo was real.
At the end of last year, Zhou sent a large army to attack Chen, but this year, the Yuwen clan and the Wei Chi clan broke out into infighting, which was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Chen state, which was in turmoil.
Now the court is fighting for "attacking the west and defending the north" or "defending the west and attacking the north", Xu Shanxin's what he saw and heard in Shannan is an important basis for the court's decision-making, and not long after he arrived in Anlu, the fallen son of heaven also came to Anlu.
Xu Shanxin was able to meet with the emperor of Zhou and confirm that the other party was the emperor he had met in the palace of Yecheng, so the negotiation strategy of the envoys of Chen changed accordingly.
Yuwen Qiankeng arrived in Shannan, and if he could stabilize the hearts of Shannan and Guanzhong, it would mean that Zhou Guo was very likely to have a confrontation between the East and the West Zhou, and how Chen Guo could profit as much as possible from it was a problem for Xu Shanxin to consider.
Before he sent an envoy to Shannan, the emperor's fortunate ministers Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing hinted to him many times, hinting that the official family was inclined to defend the west and attack the north, so Xu Shanxin knew it in his heart and decided to give priority to solving the urgent need.
The negotiation between the two countries is similar to doing business, that is, the sky-high price is to sit on the ground and repay the money, Xu Shanxin first stated that Chen Guo is willing to join hands with Zhou Guo (Yuwen Clan) to fight against the Wei Chi clan together, but the states and counties that Zhou Guo took away before must be returned.
Then, as a matter of sincerity, Zhou Guo wanted to send 1.5 million Hu (stone) grain to Chen Guo. After Chen Guo received the grain, he would actively go on a northern expedition to restrain Wei Chi's flank and relieve the pressure on Shannan.
And the land of Huainan naturally belongs to the Chen State, the land of Huaibei and Henan, the Zhou army will recover it by itself, if you need the help of the Chen State, then the belonging of Huaibei....
Xu Shanxin put forward only a preliminary intention, whether Ba, Hunan, Jiangzhou, and Lingbiao can be taken back is secondary, the key is to quickly obtain food from Shannan, as military rations, so as not to starve the soldiers.
Yu Wenming was appointed by the Son of Heaven to be fully responsible for the negotiation, the two sides bargained for a long time, and finally preliminarily negotiated the conditions: the issue of returning the land will be discussed later, and Zhou Guo in order to show his sincerity, sent 400,000 pieces of grain to Jiankang by boat.
This batch of grain was enough for 30,000 soldiers to eat for half a year, which alleviated Chen Guo's urgent need, and Chen Guo promised that he would not send troops to the west within half a year.
This is a preliminary agreement, whether Chen Jun will abide by the agreement and not go west within half a year, Zhou Guo (Yuwen's) believes it or not.
If the Zhou State is willing to allocate grain, Xu Shanxin will return to Jiankang with 400,000 Hu grain, accompanied by the envoys of the Zhou State, and after arriving in Jiankang, he will continue to negotiate on the conclusion of the alliance.
At this time today, it is the time for Xu Shanxin to resign to Zhou Tianzi, the autumn harvest in Shannan is over, a large amount of grain is in storage, and the 400,000 Hu grain promised by Yu Wenming has been loaded on the ship in Anlu, and the grain ship can enter the Yangtze River along the water, and then go down the river to Jiankang.
This matter should not be delayed, Xu Shanxin was anxious to return to China to resume his life, and Yu Wenming was also anxious to send envoys to Jiankang to reach an alliance between the two countries to cooperate against Wei Chidun as soon as possible.
Yuwen Qiankeng ordered someone to serve a fine wine, gave Xu Shanxin, and then raised a glass and said: "Xu Shilang, this return to the country is smooth sailing." ”
Xu Shanxin raised his glass and said: "Thank you Supreme, I don't want Xu Mou, I hope that your country will kill the traitors as soon as possible and recover the rivers and mountains." ”
"May the two countries be friendly and fight together against the Wei Chi clan!"