Cool City has fallen into a panic.

The panic wasn't just because of Tuoba Weiwei's unexpected death. The vast majority of people live and work here in peace and contentment, and they are afraid that Tuoba Xiaoxiao will drag them north to flee the desert, and they will face the siege of Eastern Xia when they come out. Liangzhong City and Liangbei City are not far away, although Tuoba is the capital of Liangbei, but few people can completely distinguish them. And Liangzhong City, as the barrier of Liangbei City, is guarded here by Tuoba Xiaoxiao.

Tuoba Xiaoxiao is over thirty years old, and his heroic spirit has gradually converged, but he has a lot more stability and stoutness, although he is the most important son of Tuoba Weiwei, but he is always charging into battle, so the characteristics of his body are more of a fierce general.

Tuoba Jiuxing actually entered the city one step ahead of Guo Jia.

Although he avoided the battle of Gaonu and plunged into Liu Yu's arms, and finally beat Liu Yu again and surrendered Jingkang to persuade him to surrender his inner worries, but Jingkang sent him into the city, and he did not dare not enter. He was persuaded to surrender, and Tuoba Xiaoxiao had no choice, and the army had no heart to fight to the death, so under the mediation of some uncertain Tuoba clan elders, he sat down to meet Tuoba Jiuxing. Tuoba Xiaoxiao has a strong personality, if he changes the period and shape, he may kill Tuoba Jiuxing immediately, but now that the general trend has gone, he doesn't need to think about the country anymore, once the Chen State is destroyed, Tuoba Jiuxing is still his cousin, maybe his own brother, this is a very close relative.

The shape is different, and his state of mind is also different.

Tuoba Jiuxing gave him the favorable conditions of the Jingkang people, and said: "My brother has made great achievements. It also has a prestige in Jingkang. There is a saying in the court that as long as the elder brother is willing, he can go to Changyue to be an official and be a liehou. The shape is already like this, we can't open our mouths under other conditions, only your dignity and status, you don't need to open your mouth, the court has been guaranteed from top to bottom. ”

Guarantee is not guaranteed and not all the same?

Destroy the prince of the country, can you trust other people's assurances?

Tuoba Xiaoxiao has been leading the troops, he knows that the army can no longer fight, if it weren't for his prestige, he could still suppress it, maybe what it would look like.

However, he asked his own question: "What about our Tuoba clan." What about our tribe? ”

Tuoba Jiuxing actually knows the bottom line, and said with a smile: "Elect a new leader and settle him in Chenzhou on the spot, I am also a member of the Tuoba clan, so naturally I will not watch the court kill everything." ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao sighed.

After the meeting, he also entertained Tuoba Jiuxing for a while.

Tuoba Jiuxing's conditions are not good conditions, but they are conditions for no choice, but Tuoba Xiaoxiao has no conditions for negotiation, even if he fights against the water, it will only be two more days.

As soon as he returned, he sighed.

The generals under him said, "Third prince." What should you do if you don't know? Why not ask those who are wise? ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao thought about some of the nobles in the clan and sighed.

The catastrophe is coming, each seeking self-protection, and it is difficult to be with him at this time.

He asked, "Who do you ask?" ”

The subordinate said: "I heard that Wang Meng is a talented person on a par with the national teacher. He was placed in Liangzhong City. Why didn't His Highness ask him? ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao hesitated a little and said, "But he is a Yongren." ”

The subordinate smiled and said: "So what, if he has an opinion, he must have a reason, and His Highness will make a judgment." ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao thinks about it.

He asked his subordinates to prepare a generous gift and went to see Wang Meng.

Wang Meng was invited by Chen Guoren, although he was not reused, he still received some courtesy, and hung a lord of a doctor in the court of Chen Guo.

Tuoba Xiaoxiao went to ask him, and he was also willing to speak.

After coming back, Tuoba Xiaoxiao was indifferent to Tuoba Jiuxing.

In fact, Wang Meng only analyzed one sentence for him: "If the imperial court appoints a new leader, who will the new leader be?" The new leader is a credit to the Tuoba tribe, and you are not in the right position, and you are alive, what will he do to you in the future? Therefore, it is okay for others to persuade them to surrender, but they can't persuade them to surrender. ”

However, it's not easy to say that let's let the court change an envoy.

Tuoba Jiuxing is a descendant of the Tuoba clan, and he has been active in the city, so he will go to a certain house to sit down today, and he will visit an elder tomorrow.

Tuoba Xiaoxiao didn't care about him, but he became more and more jealous in his heart, not so much to persuade him to surrender, but to lay the foundation for himself to accept Jingkang's canonization.

Dongxia sent Guo Jia to come and persuade him to surrender, which surprised Tuoba Xiaoxiao.

The State of Chen is bigger than the Eastern Xia, and the Eastern Xia is a small country, although the State of Chen was defeated and the Eastern Xia was victorious, the surrender would still disappoint the nobles, but no, there was not even a choice, Tuoba Xiaoxiao was a little uncertain.

He thought about it for a while, Wang Meng could still be trusted, so he went to ask again. Wang Meng was also surprised this time, hesitated slightly, and said with fear: "How can Dongxia persuade him to surrender?" Dongxia persuades you to surrender, I am afraid that you want to take Chenzhou, not only Chenzhou, but even the entire Chen State. ”

His judgment is also grounded, if Dongxia comes to persuade him to surrender, it is not to inherit the Chen State, where are the benefits?

Tuoba Xiaoxiao was happy.

If Dongxia wants to inherit the Chen State, that is a lot of room for him to expand Xiaoxiao, if Dongxia wants to compete with the imperial court for Chenzhou and even the Chen State, he must use him to expand Xiaoxiao.

Wang Meng saw danger, but he saw hope.

He invited Guo Jia.

Guo Jia got straight to the point: "Your Highness." Have you heard of the will of your king? ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao heard about it.

With a dark face, he said: "Although he is an opponent on the battlefield, Dia Bird is indeed a wise lord, and I am not surprised that my father Khan has such a will. It's just that no one has sent the will officially...... I can't take it seriously. You have come to persuade you to surrender, why should I surrender to you? Gao Nu fought a battle and annihilated my 300,000 army, and Huining fought a battle and killed my Khan father. We nomads have the custom of revenge, but he is my enemy. ”

Next, he said: "If the court persuades you to surrender, what do you want to do?" Eat Chen Guo in one bite? Does Dia Bird have such ambitions? ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Why does Your Highness try me? I'm here to send charcoal in the snow. We, Dongxia, did not occupy Chenzhou, and the idea of taking over the state of Chen, after taking over your surrender, we still have to return a qiē to the imperial court, even if you yourself. These are things that can be told to you plainly. But ......"

Tuoba Xiaoxiao's heart suddenly turned cold.

If it is returned to the imperial court sooner or later, he surrenders to Dongxia and does not surrender to the imperial court, and in turn, the Jingkang imperial court does not hold a grudge against him?

Guo Jia laughed and said, "What's wrong with Your Highness? ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao suspected that he was also testing himself, so he had to confide: "If Dia Bird has the ambition of self-esteem, he will not be wronged to serve him. But if you still want to return the state of Chen to the imperial court, why did you persuade me to surrender to you, instead of surrendering directly to the imperial court? ”

Guo Jia said lightly: "The tens of thousands of troops under Liangzhong City are all our Dongxia troops, and if they don't surrender, they will fight, which is unconditional." Persuasion is that my king has the heart to protect your life, and the heart to let the soldiers and civilians of the Chen State, especially the nomads from the Tuoba Department and the grasslands, also be able to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao stretched out his hand and said, "Please speak." ”

Guo Jia said: "After you surrender, the condition for our Dongxia to return Chenzhou is to treat you and your clan relatives well, but you must go to Changyue as an official, otherwise the Emperor of the Central Plains will not agree." Secondly, the tribesmen should accept the people of the household, no longer exist as a tribe, give the surname Yong, divide the acres of land, and elect officials to protect the people among your people, and assist the officials sent by Jingkang in the future to govern this place. ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao was shocked: "Just for this? ”

He exclaimed, "Is Dia Bird a messenger sent by the god Tuoba?" He won the war, but in order to survive, I Tuoba clan...... No, is it just to give one of our Tuoba clans a Yong surname? ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "No." There's more. ”

He stood up, his thin body because of the powerful Dongxia standing behind him, and said majestically: "To sum up, it is to assist you in completing a tripartite covenant. ”

He seemed to be in the Guangwu of Dongxia, walking back and forth, his face was shining, and he said excitedly: "The conditions for your surrender, the conditions for us in Dongxia to return you to the imperial court, that is, the imperial court needs to treat you well, treat you as people like the Yong people, not kill and hunt indiscriminately, give you the right to live, and someone must take care of your life and death, but you also need to promise that you will never rebel and have the courage to serve as officials, and we in Dongxia use a country to ensure the completion of this promise, which is more reliable than the promise made by the imperial court to make you surrender, right?" ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao couldn't figure it out, so she continued to ask: "What are you trying to do?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "How can you guess our king's heart?" What is he trying to do? He wants your people not to be oppressed. ”

He stretched out a finger, shook it in front of Tuoba Xiaoxiao's dull eyes, and said, "Don't forget." Our king came to hang the people and fight the sins, and he came to the king's teacher, and he did righteous deeds. ”

He also said: "I know that Jingkangguo promised you great benefits in order to persuade you to surrender, which we in Dongxia can't guarantee, but we in Dongxia can guarantee that all the promises made to you can be fulfilled, you can live, and your clan can live." The sons and grandsons of the heroic King Tuoba Weiwei Khan are alive. Since then, he has lived and worked in peace and contentment, and has become a member of the Central Plains Dynasty. Don't you also claim to be of the same origin as the Yong? Isn't it going to be repulsive? ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao was shocked, stood up suddenly, and said loudly, "No." How can it be repulsive? But can it be achieved? ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "My king said that if you want to achieve it, you must realize it." I brought all the charters, including the Jingkang Imperial Court, after receiving them, they must not settle old accounts, they must not hunt and kill indiscriminately, and the decree issued by the local elected protector has the right to refute it...... "He clapped his hands and asked people to send a turn of charter and put it in front of Tuoba Xiaoxiao.

Tuoba Xiaoxiao grabbed it in his hand and flipped it up and down quickly.

After a moment, he pressed again, "I still don't understand, why Dia Bird—no, the king, treats us so kindly. ”

Guo Jia said: "My king also has the blood of the Hu people. He didn't want the victorious side to slaughter the other at will. If he can't stop it, what's the point of him fighting this battle and sacrificing tens of thousands of people in our Dongxia? Therefore, he wants to help you make an agreement with Jingkang. If the Jingkang monarch is enlightened, he will accept it, and he will not hold a grudge against you, and still give you a high-ranking official to do, but he will place you in Changyue to avoid Chen Guo's recurrence. ”

He said, "If you look at it for yourself, there are also conditions for you. All the land of the Chen State was unconditionally incorporated into Jingkang, and all the existing vassals of the Chen State dared to disobey the Jingkang court, and you had the obligation to make them submit. ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao immediately made a decision, as if he was afraid that the Dongxia people would regret it, he plunged down on one knee, thanked him with Yongli and said, "I am willing to lead Chen Guo to surrender." I took it. ”

He raised his head and said: "The kindness of the king of Dongxia, I dare to guarantee with my life, the people of my Tuoba clan, not the people of my Chen country, will never be forgotten, and the grass will be tied to the ring, in order to repay it later." Without the king's permission, I would not have been able to live for a long time and would not have set foot in Chenzhou, just in exchange for the peace of the clan. However, if the king breaks with the imperial court, please allow me to return to Chenzhou and obey the people. ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Far away." Far away. Do you dare to disobey Emperor Jingkang's orders? ”

He stretched out his hand to pick up Tuoba Xiaoxiao and said, "When I came, I wasn't sure if you had this knowledge. But my king told me that Tuoba Xiaoxiao is also a hero. He has been fighting since he was a child, cherishing his subordinates, and has a high reputation, so naturally he will not do it for his own selfishness, but for the benefit of millions of people. He will come. ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao said excitedly: "Those who know me, the king also." ”

He said proudly: "I heard that Tuoba Jiuxing seduced the king's concubine, and he is still in the city, so I immediately sent troops to arrest him and present him to the king to punish him." ”

Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "He ran away." Don't even think about it, he will run away as soon as he hears that we Dongxia people are received by you. If you catch him, it is also a dilemma, if you don't kill him, the shame of our king will not be washed, and if you kill him, Emperor Jingkang will be unhappy. Don't go looking for him. I hear that you are a good drinker, and so am I? Aren't you going to entertain us with a great wine?"

Tuoba Xiaoxiao said in a deep voice: "Of course. on the best wines. ”

He was a little gloomy and exclaimed, "Drink as much as you like, if you don't drink now, you won't be able to drink in the future." ”

Guo Jia pressed his arm and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be sad. Why don't you add the temple and the family wealth together as a condition? For people like you, it may not be a good thing not to inherit the khanate, at least as soon as you come into contact with you, you know that you are not the kind of person with a belly of ghosts. As far as Chen Guo's situation is concerned, it is difficult for you to control it. ”

Tuoba Xiaoxiao acquiesced.

After a while, he made a request: "I want to see the king, and I will ask the envoy to tell the king." Although he defeated my father Khan and defeated me in the war, I still want to thank him in person. I have heard that most of the tribesmen in the south of Chenzhou were reduced to slavery after being captured, and I can hardly imagine their fate......"

Guo Jia said, "My king will meet you." Between heroes, there is always sympathy for each other, if you will go for decades in the future, and he will not see him now, won't you never see each other again, and miss a hero? ”