Shen Tan was overwhelmed, but he refused to show the slightest worry, and even made an exception to allow Kabuki to join the army, and occasionally in his spare time, he ordered them to play music and dance to entertain their ears and eyes.

He said to his subordinates: "The Shen family has been dealing with He Rongbu for decades, and they know the hearts of these barbarians best. ”

When the war started, he said: "A little misunderstanding, my brothers are still fighting." ”

He Rong's cavalry forced to the front of the battle, the two sides fought hard for a long time, the Jin army was defeated, and was forced to retreat behind the fence to protect themselves, Shen Tan was still not in a hurry, and said with a smile: "This battle is fought well, tomorrow I will personally go out of the battle, challenge Shan Yu, and do not work hard for the soldiers." ”

Only Liu Youzhong finally knew the fear and urgency in King Jin's heart.

The Jin army barely maintained, the most important reason was not that the King of Jin pretended to be calm, but that the Shen family had been operating in Bingzhou for many years, and the soldiers were loyal, but as the war progressed, the foundation of the Shen family had shown signs of loosening.

When there was no one around, Shen Tan would grab Liu Youzhong's arm and ask over and over again: "What are the people outside talking about, do you want to run away from me?" ”

"The soldiers are willing to fight for the king of Jin, and they will die."

"Do the math, will I survive this?"

"The emperor does not come out often, he will be born with the help of heaven, although he has gone through hardships, the number of fortunes has not changed, this is a small calamity, and it does not hurt the great cause of the king of Jin."

Shen Tan never asked when the old man of He Rongbu he invited would rush to Shan Yu's camp from outside the Saiwai, because he had his own wire newspaper, and there was no need for Liu You's final calculation.

When the news finally came, Shen Tan was overjoyed, turned and jumped in front of Liu Youzhong in the tent, stopped and said, "As Mr. Liu said, God help me!" ”

Although the elder of He Rongbu can persuade peace, he can't make the strong and weak change the situation, Shen Tan must make peace, and only make one request, please Xu Ji come to greet him.

When Xu Ji arrived at the Jin camp, most of the people had not heard the news of the peace suing, and they did not recognize Xu Ji's appearance, so they all looked at this He Rong envoy coldly.

Shen Tan personally greeted him, introduced Xu Ji's identity in front of many soldiers, affectionately called him "fourth brother", and insisted that he call himself "third brother".

Most of the generals of the Jin army recognized Xu Ji, and suddenly saw him dressed in cloth, and he was the envoy of the He Rong Department, all of them were shocked, although the news had been heard a long time ago, and they were deeply disturbed by seeing it with their own eyes, and when they came forward to meet, many people did not know how to salute and speak.

Xu Ji smiled at everyone and bowed his hands, knowing in his heart that he would become a hero and a sinner who "persuaded" the King of Jin to seek peace with He Rongbu, which was the only reason why he was invited.

Shen Tan took Xu Ji's hand and entered the tent side by side, except for Liu Youzhong, he didn't let any generals follow up.

"Why don't you see Second Brother Tan?" Xu Ji asked.

Liu Youzhong said with a smile: "The four of us bow to each other, the friendship between the fourth brother and the second brother Tan is always deeper, and we must ask every time we see it." Tan Wuwu was sent to guard the northern frontier, which was crucial to the security of the state, and if it was not handed over to Tan Wuwu, the king of Jin was not at ease. ”

Xu Ji nodded with a smile, knowing that Tan Wuwu must have offended the King of Jin again, and nine times out of ten he insisted on going out of the fortress to attack He Rongbu's lair, and was sent to guard the border.

Shen Tan said: "It's not easy to get together with the fourth brother, I should have drunk and talked, but the situation is not allowed to be idle, and when the business is over, let's get drunk and rest." ”

"I was ordered to invite King Jin to negotiate peace, will I go?"

Shen Tan was not in a hurry, "Make an appointment to go over before dark, don't be in a hurry." I haven't thanked my fourth brother for saving his life. ”

"I'm just passing on the words, and I can't seem to talk about 'life-saving grace.'" Xu Ji said with a smile.

"I'm not talking about today, it's outside Yuyang City a few days ago, if I hadn't been reminded by the fourth brother, I would have almost thrown myself into the net. The second brother often told me that the fourth brother's words are worth a fortune, and I can get one of them, which is really God's help. ”

"The third brother is too exaggerated."

"It's the truth."

The three of them praised each other and were humble to each other, and after about half an hour, Shen Tan said: "Please wait here for a while, the fourth brother will come out and say to the generals, and we can set off." ”

Shen Tan left the tent, Liu Youzhong stayed, and asked, "Shan Yu, a little angry, right?" Will you plan it, trick King Jin into the camp again, and then ......"

Xu Ji shook his head, "I can't guess, what does the eldest brother think Shan Yu's face is?" ”

"Hehe, physiognomy can be seen for a lifetime, but not for a while. Guanshan is in the face, calm and generous, brave and strategic, quite heroic, but unfortunately, growing up in a wild land, lacking a little God-given Ying, although it can disrupt the Central Plains, it is difficult to build a great cause after all. ”

Xu Ji smiled, "The third brother seems to have given me too long. ”

"Huh? What does the fourth brother mean by this? ”

"With my reputation, and given the current situation, I should persuade the King of Jin to negotiate peace in a few sentences, and I don't need to stay in the tent for so long."

Liu Youzhong smiled a little embarrassedly, "I just said that I can't hide it from the fourth brother." Please forgive the fourth brother, the king of Jin is in a difficult situation now, and he can't let his subordinates know that he has a plan to negotiate peace from the beginning, but fortunately, there is nothing to lose for the fourth brother, and the soldiers of the Jin army actually want to negotiate peace, and I wish someone would make a match. ”

"Anyway, I don't have a good reputation, I'm not afraid of losses."

Liu Youzhong laughed, leaned closer, and said in a low voice: "King Jin and I are not ungrateful, the fourth brother woke up last time, and the virtue of this peace, we will keep it in mind, no matter when and where, the fourth brother is the guest of honor of King Jin, and there is nothing to ask for." ”

Liu Youzhong is not the King of Jin himself after all, his promise has little effect, but Xu Ji didn't care about it anymore, and replied in a low voice: "It's enough to have a big brother, I'd rather be my own brother than a guest of honor." ”

Liu Youzhong breathed a sigh of relief and did his best to flatter Xu Ji.

After another quarter of an hour, Shen Tan came back from outside, obviously having persuaded the soldiers to accept the peace proposal "brought" by Xu Ji, "Go see Shan Yu." ”

Liu Youzhong arched his hand and said: "Fourth brother, when you get to Shan Yu, the safety of King Jin still has to be left to you......"

Shen Tan interrupted: "Big brother, don't be strong, just if you want to kill me, those who persuade you will not be beneficial, but will be implicated." If there is really a case, the fourth brother must not open his mouth, save his life, and sprinkle me with a glass of wine on the sacrifice day. ”

Xu Ji said: "I avenge the third brother. ”

Shen Tan laughed, "If you have the fourth brother's words, you have no regrets even if you die." ”

Shen Tan called a small number of entourages and went to the camp of He Rongren with Xu Ji, leaving Liu Youzhong to take charge of the army with an old man of the Shen family.

When King Jin entered the camp, many He Rong people came forward to watch, and Shen Tan bowed his head cautiously, not showing any smug or expectant looks, so as not to attract Shan Yu's anger.

In the big tent, Shan Yu sat in the center, on both sides were many old people, all of them were old Shan Yu's brothers and nephews, most of his life in the Saiwai grazing, the first time he came to the Central Plains, tasted the food, whispered, and then down, there were the kings of the army, and there was wine and meat in front of him, but he did not eat and drink as usual, all of them sat upright, and occasionally they were called by name, and immediately crawled over and replied respectfully.

Entering the tent, Xu Ji stepped aside, King Jin hurried a few steps to kneel down to Shan Yu, he would say a few words of He Rong, and plead very sincerely.

As soon as he saw King Jin, several old men got up to greet him, surrounded him, supported his arms, and prevented him from kneeling, and then dragged him to Shan Yu and let the two sit opposite each other.

Many old men talked nonsense, and Shan Yu and King Jin nodded, smiled, hugged, drank, and even shed a few tears at the end.

Xu Ji still couldn't understand a word, standing in the distance and watching, figuring out Shan Yu's thoughts.

The peace negotiation seemed to have succeeded, the king of Jin had no worries about his life, the adults stepped forward to congratulate, Xu Ji flashed out of the big tent, and went back to his residence.

Chang Yanzhi had been worried, and when he saw Gongzi coming back, he immediately asked, "Everything is going well?" ”

"Hmm."

After Xu Ji sat down, Changyan said: "Childe doesn't seem to be very happy." ”

"Just because the position is shallow, it is not enough to convince the subordinates, and we need the support of the elders to respond to all the calls."

"That's a good thing, isn't it? If the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, if the upper and lower hearts are united, the Central Plains heroes are even more powerless to resist. ”

Xu Ji shook his head, "This peace negotiation is a big violation of his original intention, and he must get rid of the constraints of the old man as soon as possible." ”

"Shan Yu will kill those old guys?" Chang Yanzhi asked in surprise.

"If I could kill it, I would have done it a long time ago, and I wouldn't have waited until now." Xu Ji smiled, "Killing people will only bring division, if you want to offset the influence of Su Lao, you must establish your prestige as soon as possible, and when the lords of the Ministry are loyal to him alone, you will naturally not be hindered again." Originally, he was only going to take the states steadily, but now he will become impatient - the king of Jin escaped, and I don't know who will be the unlucky one for him. ”

Chang Yanzhi said with a smile: "I thought it would be something, in the troubled times, either I beat you, or you beat me, at this moment, maybe somewhere else is fighting, Gongzi can't be distracted." ”

"Haha, you're right. Is there alcohol? Today, when I heard a lot of good words, my ears were happy, but my mouth faded into dust. ”

"Only bad wine in the army."

"Bring it."

"There's not much left, He Rongren is not generous enough to us."

Small half sac of inferior wine, no cups and bowls, the two of them take turns to drink, Xu Ji took a big sip, Chang Yan took a small sip, accompanied by cheese, and drank it to the fullest.

"King Jin and Shan Yu negotiate peace, can the emperor still return to Yuyang?" Chang Yan asked.

"He didn't come to me to complain, probably because his plan hasn't changed, and he can go back to Yuyang."

"Alas, even the emperor is gone, let's ...... When can I go? To be honest, I don't like the camp of the Herong people, the poor food, the poor housing, all these are forgotten, there is not even a person to talk to, every time I go out to inquire about the news, I have to prick up my ears and listen carefully. Does Childe know? I've learned a lot of He Rong language, but it's still tiring to talk to them. ”

"You're better than me, and I haven't learned a word."

"Childe has too many things to think about, and he doesn't have time to learn. Childe has thought about how to leave, right? ”

"I've thought about it, first of all, I have to let Shan Yu dissolve his marriage to Princess Fangde, if this matter doesn't work, I won't leave."

"It's a little hard." Chang Yanzhi whispered.

"Secondly...... At least I need to know that there are people among the heroes who can resist the cavalry of the Herong Division. ”

"Won't King Ning succeed? Oh, King Ning even sent a letter of surrender. ”

"It doesn't matter if you drop the book, in the future, everyone will send the book, the real hero can also bend and stretch, when he 'can bend', outsiders often can't recognize it. As for King Ning, it is not satisfactory, and I hope there will be a better one. ”

"I don't like King Ning either. It would be nice if the Golden Holy Maiden were a man. Chang Yanzhi sighed, "She has a heroic spirit." ”

"If that's the case, I'll have nightmares for the rest of my life."

"Haha, where did Childe go? If the golden saint is a man, naturally there is no part of marriage. ”

The two were just chatting, and no one expected that the news came early the next morning that He Rongjun was going to enter Qinzhou west with the Jin army.