The emperor finally issued a decree and joined Da Dan Yu to demand a truce from the armies of the various regions, one of the conditions being that the Xiongnu allow the envoys of the Great Chu to freely go to Jincheng to meet them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The envoys from all over the country were anxious to see the emperor, and the emperor was also anxious to understand the situation outside, and so far all he had heard was second-hand news, which did not give him complete peace of mind.

A large number of envoys had been waiting for a long time, and as soon as they were allowed to do so, they immediately poured in, and within two days, the number reached more than three hundred, and there were more than a dozen envoys from the capital alone.

The ministers of the court and the central government were even more nervous than the trapped emperor, and when they met, they all knelt down and cried bitterly, and the news brought was nothing more than the suspense in the palace and the loyalty of the ministers.

Wang Meiren's status is too low, but she is the emperor's biological mother, and the ministers have tried many times, and finally found a suitable title - in the palace, it was originally vague to use "queen mother", but now there is a difference, saying that the queen mother refers to the queen mother, and saying that the palace refers to His Majesty's biological mother.

It is impossible for Wang Meiren not to be in a hurry, in order to exchange for the emperor's safety, even if she wants to hand over the entire Great Chu to the Huns, she will not hesitate.

Han Ruzi was deeply sorry for his mother, in the process of confronting and negotiating with the Huns, he rarely thought of his mother, but he knew that his mother might have gone too far, but the love for him exceeded everything.

He immediately wrote a letter, asking his mother not to worry, he would soon return to the capital after his inspection, and ordered Zhang Youcai to return to Beijing with the envoy as soon as possible to report safety to the "palace".

The minister's attitude was more subtle, they were glad that the siege of Jincheng had taken a turn, but they were also a little worried, afraid that the emperor would settle accounts after the autumn and investigate their private prince's actions.

The second thing Han Ruzi did was to officially promulgate the holy decree and change the title of his cousin who was far away in the capital to the king of Linzi.

This is the idea of the king of the East China Sea, as for how to deal with distant ministers, he is educated, and he can use it at this time, "The minister is crowned king in the name of His Majesty, this cannot be changed, otherwise it will appear that His Majesty is unhappy, but he cannot be recognized as the king of Qi, the Qi State has rebelled several times, has a bad reputation, and it will also appear that His Majesty is unable to control the court." His Majesty can divide the Qi Kingdom into several countries or counties, and change the title of King of one of them, which will not only recognize the correctness of the minister's actions, but also correct them, which will make them more reassuring. ”

Tacitly, the farther away, the more the emperor and ministers need to be tacit, so Han Ruzi changed his nephew to the king of Linzi, and turned the other territories of Qi into counties.

Yang Feng did not send someone alone, and Han Ruzi did not write to him alone, and the two of them tacitly understood that ordinary means were not used.

Han Ruzi handed over the rest of the envoys from the capital to Liu Jie for reception, unless there were special circumstances, there was no need to come to see the driver, he wanted to meet the envoys from other places.

Cui Hong and Chai Yue's envoys came relatively early, and the news they brought made the emperor feel at ease.

Although the Chu army in Yannan lost its initial position, after retreating for dozens of miles, it finally stabilized its position, so that the Xiongnu army could not break through, but the Xiongnu did not dare to retreat to Yanbei easily, they were afraid of being pursued, so that the army was scattered.

"Going south to herd horses" is just an empty threat, Da Dan Yu really has no way out before deciding to negotiate peace, and the biggest guarantee in his hand is the emperor of Jincheng.

Almost all the princes and county guards sent envoys to show their loyalty to the emperor, and listed how many soldiers they had sent, how much grain and grass they had provided, and so on.

The envoys were received by the accompanying officials, who shed their ill-fitting armor and resumed their former duties.

Han Ruzi was waiting for the envoy from Deng Cui's side, and even the Huns were concerned about this matter, and Jin Chunzhong inquired several times, hoping to see the envoy.

The messenger never came.

Deng Cui seemed to have lost control, attacking the city and plundering the land in Liaodong, there was no intention of stopping at all, the officials who delivered the holy decree of the armistice could not get out of the pass at all, and all the checkpoints east of Mayi City received orders from the general of the Che Cavalry, not to open the city gate to anyone, and the violator was executed.

It is said that Deng Cui's original words were: "Even if the emperor personally knocks on the gate, I have to identify it." ”

It has been less than a month since he took over the Saiwai Chu Army, and Deng Cui's prestige has been so high that no one dares to disobey the order, first, he does dare to fight, and second, everyone thinks that he is the emperor's confidant and general, and he is trusted to do anything.

Chai Yue followed the emperor when he was young, but he kept a low profile, and until now there are still many people who have never heard of his name.

Deng Cui is another style, his behavior is more arrogant than that of his really favored relatives and clan children, but he has real skills, so he can't be believed by others.

The armies in the pass have all ceased fighting, but the Chu army in Liaodong is still killing, and the small number of Huns and Buyeo soldiers who remain are no opponents at all, and they flee in despair.

The checkpoints back to the grassland were almost blocked, and Da Dan Yu was really anxious, suddenly closed the only passage in and out of Jincheng, surrounded the city again, and sent Jin Chunzhong to tell the emperor that unless the emperor could control the Chu army in Liaodong, the Huns didn't want to talk about it anymore.

Jin Chunzhong still wanted to return to the side of Da Chu, so he had nothing to say to the emperor, "Your Majesty, be careful, the longer the Huns are trapped in the pass, the more serious the internal disputes will be, and when Da Dan Yu can't suppress it, the peace talks will really fail." ”

"Is it possible for the Huns to surrender?" Han Ruzi met Jin Chunzhong and treated him as his own.

The emperor has not even been guaranteed his own safety, he is thinking about how to subdue the Huns, Jin Chunzhong both admires and feels inappropriate, and says prostrately: "Some of the original Eastern Huns may choose to surrender, but the Western Huns probably won't, they would rather die in battle, and most of the sieges are the Western Huns." ”

Han Ruzi just thought about it, and said with a smile: "What does Da Shan Yu want me to do?" The holy decree has been promulgated, but the order of the foreign monarch is not subject to it, and it is understandable that Deng Cui will not accept the decree. ”

"Da Shan Yu said that if the Liaodong Chu army does not stop fighting, it can only let His Majesty personally knock on the pass to convey his will."

This means that Da Shan Yu wants to attack the city and capture the emperor, of course Han Ruzi can't let this kind of thing happen, "I sent Liu Jie, the central supervisor, to pass the decree, and there happened to be someone in the military department, so let him go with him, it should always be okay." ”

Jin Chunzhong kowtowed, "Weichen is rude, and His Majesty begs for forgiveness." ”

"Well, you have gotten my permission to do things for Da Dan Yu in advance, what is the crime? By the way, when will Da Dan put all the Chu people back? ”

The envoys sent to the Xiongnu before, except for Qiao Wanfu, were all stranded in the Xiongnu camp, and the thousands of Chu soldiers who were captured in previous battles were not released.

"Da Shan Yu said that the envoy wants to send the Huns out of the customs, as for the soldiers of the Chu army, on the day of His Majesty's wedding, half of them will be sent back as a gift, and the other half of the people will also see off Da Shan Yu, he said that this is also the friendship of the landlords of Da Chu."

"Hey, the uninvited guest actually asked the landlord to go back and tell Da Danyu that I first sent a messenger to Liaodong to make peace with the ......"

"Please Your Majesty don't worry, Da Shan Yu agrees to choose an excellent grandson for Princess Pingjin, and will also send several of the most beautiful daughters or granddaughters for Your Majesty."

"How many? Didn't you say that there is only one person? "Han Ruzi is not greedy for the beauty of the Huns at all, and he is very reluctant to accept one.

"Yes, one, but ......" Jin Chunzhong stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"Da Shan Yu will definitely give a biological daughter or granddaughter to His Majesty, if His Majesty can ask for one more...... If I want one more, my sister may ......."

If Han Ruzi never thought about Jin Zhuoduo in his heart, it would be a lie, but he would never mix personal feelings in national affairs, and said with a smile: "Some people are born flowers in the wild, why bother picking them back indoors and letting them wither?" One is enough, no more. ”

Jin Chunzhong kowtowed and retired, and went back to see Da Shan Yu in disappointment.

There is no news from Deng Cui's side, but the envoys from Cui Hong and Chai Yue's side have not been broken, Zhao Ruosu, who was sent by the emperor to convey the holy decree, has returned, according to his official position, he is not qualified to make suggestions directly to the emperor, but Han Ruzi appreciates this person's talent and courage, and specially summoned him to ask for countermeasures.

Zhao Ruosu was also unusual, did not refuse, and after kneeling down, he got up and said, "Your Majesty must not stay in Jincheng for a long time. ”

"I don't want to, but now that I'm negotiating with the Xiongnu, if I seem impatient, I'm afraid that Da Chu will lose a lot of benefits."

"As long as Your Majesty is here, the land is there, and the people are there, what Dachu has lost today, it will be able to regain it one day. But if Your Majesty stays in Jincheng for a long time, I am afraid that the world will be in turmoil again. ”

"Great Chu and the Xiongnu have ceased war, and I will return to Beijing sooner or later, what's the commotion?" Han Ruzi was a little puzzled.

"When the Xiongnu besieged Jincheng, the Chu people thought that there was no master in the world, and they were afraid that they would be destroyed by foreign races. Now that the war has stopped, the Huns are about to retreat to the grassland, and the rebels of Qi have been exterminated, it is when the big things have been finished and the small things are numerous, and the old thoughts will come out one after another, has Your Majesty forgotten that there are still displaced people who have not yet been settled, and the court has not yet been rectified? ”

Han Ruzi was shocked in his heart, and suddenly understood what Zhao Ruosu meant, that's right, his trip this time was not to fight with the Huns, but to stabilize the world, being trapped was a complete accident, if he was still wasting time in Jincheng, everything he did before the war, including the resettlement of homeless people, persuasion of farming and weaving, rectification of officials and other efforts, may be in vain.

The siege of Jincheng made the emperor temporarily put on hold many important matters, and he was most afraid that the local officials would think so, so he reverted to his old state.

Carefully recalling the envoys sent from various places and the recitals sent to them, almost all the local officials explicitly or implicitly suggested that the emperor return to Beijing as soon as possible to determine the overall situation, which was actually their hope, hoping to stay away from the emperor and hoping that the emperor would not come to his own jurisdiction.

"What do you see, what should I do?"

Zhao Ruosu arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty should make peace as soon as possible, gain the trust of Da Danyu, send the Huns out of the pass, and then continue the journey, showing the world that farming is the first priority." If His Majesty wants to seek revenge against the Huns, he needs to recuperate for five or even ten years before he can fight to his heart's content. ”

"I wonder if Da Shan Yu can live that long?" Han Ruzi said coldly.

"Da Dan is all in the descendants, and Your Majesty is still worried that there is no goal for revenge?"

Han Ruzi laughed and said, "Okay, within three days, I will make peace with the Xiongnu." ”

Harmony should be carried out by both parties, and Han Ruzi will marry the daughter or granddaughter of Da Shan Yu, and he will also marry the newly sealed princess of Pingjin.

Cui Zhao has made up her mind, and she doesn't even care whether she marries the old Da Shan Yu or the young grandchildren, in short, she wants to leave Da Chu and leave the Cui family. (To be continued.) )