Chapter 343: The Emperor's Troubles
The Huns retreated as promised, about fifteen miles away from the makeshift negotiation tents, five miles more than the Chu people, but the terrain was flat and there was no city wall to block it, and once an attack was launched, this disadvantage would soon disappear. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The tent was in a good location, just on a high ground, with a wide field of vision, Wang He rode a horse and guarded outside, watching the Hun army from afar, ready to warn at any time, and Meng E followed the emperor.
The same arrangement was made on the Hun side: two people entered the tent and one person stood outside, but this person did not pay much attention to the movements of the Jincheng side, dismounted and sat on a stone, carefully wiped the blade of the sword, and occasionally glanced at the emperor's guards with disdain.
Jin Chuiduo didn't recognize Meng E, and she didn't see that she was dressed as a woman, and after entering the tent, she sat on the felt carpet like a Huns, and her entourage was by her side, and it seemed that she didn't care about this negotiation.
Only Jin Tuoduo cares.
"You shouldn't have taken such a small number of people on a northern tour." The first sentence of Jin Tuoduo was accusatory.
"Da Danyu shouldn't have taken the Huns south to enter the customs." Han Ruzi smiled, Jin Chuiduo is still so beautiful, unlike Zhang Qinyan, who is intriguing, Jin Chuiduo is very beautiful, but he doesn't want to show it, he wants to use seriousness and pride to suppress it, Zhang Qinyan uses his eyes and skills to improve his beauty, for Han Ruzi, these two people are not completely successful.
"In the future, many people will frequently mention my mistakes, and they are not in a hurry to do so." Han Ruzi could imagine that if he could escape this catastrophe, he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to leave the capital by half a step.
Jin Chuiduo lowered his gaze, and when he raised it again, he said: "Da Shan Yu wants you to be the emperor of Great Chu, he said that he needs a strong ally, not a weak subordinate, and only in this way can we jointly deal with the strong enemy of the West." ”
"Well, and I need an ally on the steppe, not an invader within the Great Wall, the Huns must withdraw from Chu."
Jin Chuiduo leaned forward slightly and said to the emperor opposite: "The people around me don't understand the Chu language, so I can tell you bluntly: Da Danyu will not give up the land he has already obtained, he is eager to be protected by the city wall, and he has reached the point of paranoia, and all negotiations can only be carried out on this basis." I'm here to save your life because...... You once saved the Kim family. ”
"Then I might as well say bluntly, I won't be the first emperor of Great Chu to give up his land, Da Shan Yu also understands this, he asked you to come to peace talks, just to set up a suspicious formation, his real purpose is to free up his hands to annihilate the Chu army outside the Saiwai."
When a person is in a desperate situation, he often has all kinds of fantasies, always thinking that gold will fall from the sky, treasures will gush out of the water, and there will be lost goods on the earth...... Han Ruzi is not exempt from vulgarity, but after learning about the situation in various places from Cai Xinghai, he calmed down, abandoned his illusions, and only made the simplest inferences.
Then the facts became clear.
"What Da Shan Yu wants is not a section of the city wall, but the entire Great Wall, in this way, the north is in danger to defend, and the south can hold Da Chu hostage at any time, he needs a strong ally, but this ally must be obedient and must accept his command."
Jin Chuiduo sighed softly, Da Shan Yu naturally wouldn't tell her the whole plan in his heart, but with her understanding, Han Ruzi's guess would not be wrong, "Even so, you can still survive and have a chance to regain lost ground......"
Han Ruzi smiled again, "I am the emperor, the emperor of Great Chu, I would rather die here and let the capital have a new monarch than bear the charge of making the Great Chu country shattered and divided." ”
Jin Trideau stared at him, was silent for a while, and said, "That's not what the envoys sent by the capital said, they are willing to pay all the price, just in exchange for your life. ”
The envoy sent by Han Ruzi was Qiao Wanfu, who had a low status, and the envoy of the capital was Feng Ju, the secretary of the ministry, and the two sides converged, and the latter could only be the master.
"The envoy of the capital adheres to my mother's will, and the decisions made do not count."
Jin Tuoduo returned to her normal sitting position, "Then what are you going to do?" Just waiting to be martyred? ”
"I haven't reached the point of death yet: there are loyal ministers in the capital, the army in the north is clustered, and Chai Yue is leading the army in the south, and he is leading the army to attack Yan, his choice is very correct, Da Dan Yu must also feel the threat from the south, so he wants to negotiate peace."
"So, you went out of the city to negotiate with me, just to stall for time?"
"It's for your help, please help me delay a little time, even if it's only for a few days."
Jin Chuiduo pondered for a long time, "The Qi army in Linzi City has made a promise to the envoy of Da Dan Yu that it will soon mobilize all its forces and launch an attack on Chai Yue's army from the rear, and the Xiongnu army will go south to cooperate." Da Shan Yu is not bent on defeating the Chu army outside the Saiwai, he is choosing the opportunity to move, and you will not even have a chance to negotiate at that time. ”
"I believe in the general of Da Chu and is willing to take risks."
"You always ......" Jin Chuiduo showed a little accusation again, and immediately reined in, "Okay, I will tell Da Shan Yu that you are interested in peace talks, but you have to meet the envoy of the capital first, communicate the situation, and come and go, maybe you can buy you a few days." ”
"Thank you."
"It's just a little bit of a reward." Jin Chuiduo stood up, "By the way, you have to compensate the Right Virtuous King for a Great Chu princess." ”
"Huh?"
"One of your deserters has kidnapped the favored concubine of the Right Virtuous King."
Han Ruzi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The corners of Jin Chuiduo's mouth moved, and he couldn't help but smile, "No matter what the origin of this deserter is, he has gone too far, King Youxian will count this account on your head, claiming that the peace talks are successful, and Da Chu must compensate a princess, if it is not successful, he will also snatch one back from the capital." ”
Han Ruzi put away his smile, if the main force of the Chu army was defeated one after another, the threat of the Right Virtuous King would no longer be a joke, "Okay." ”
Anyway, the negotiations are just delaying, and Han Ruzi can accept any conditions for the time being.
Jin Zhuidao walked to the door, turned around and said, "I can understand your choice. ”
In order to return to the grassland to be a Huns, Jin Chuiduo was resolute, even if she killed her father because of this, she did not regret it, in a sense, she did understand Han Ruzi's mood of preferring to die in battle rather than surrender to Da Danyu.
The Huns left, Han Ruzi sat in place for a while, and Meng E reminded in a low voice: "It's time to go back." ”
The entire Jincheng was in extreme tension, and when he saw the emperor returning, he opened the door early to greet him, and the cheers continued from the city gate to the palace of the king.
Jin Chuiduo did not promise how long the truce would last, nor did he say how he would restrain King Youxian, so Han Ruzi could not stay in the city steadily, but only reduced the number of soldiers on duty to give everyone a chance to rest.
In the evening, he participated in the funeral of Chaohua, which was wartime, separated from his hometown in Jingnan, and could only be cremated, and the bodies of Chaohua and many soldiers were cremated in a corner of the city, and then buried in the ground, so as not to be humiliated by the Huns in the future.
It wasn't until late at night that Han Ruzi returned to his residence, and Fan Bangshan sent someone to send the news that the Huns did not move forward on a large scale, but sent a small force of troops to guard the siege engines outside the city, and Fan Bangshan wanted to lead troops out of the city for a surprise attack.
Han Ruzi did not allow it, the Huns could not let the Chu army's second surprise attack succeed, there must be a plan for a counterattack, and Jin Chuiduo was working hard to facilitate peace talks, there was no need to cause trouble.
He couldn't sleep, he couldn't read, he ate a little food, he withdrew from everyone, and paced back and forth in his study alone.
The king of the East Sea, who was supposed to rest, came, and did not speak, but sat at the table and looked through the books placed on it.
Han Ruzi guessed that it was Liu Jie or Zhang Youcai who called the king of the East China Sea, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, the emperor's hesitation and anxiety should not be seen by anyone, but what could be hidden from the eunuchs who served him closely?
"You've read a lot of history books?" Han Ruzi stopped, he really needed to talk to someone.
"I've seen everything that should be seen, no way, old gentlemen watch it closely." The King of the East Sea put down the book and turned around.
"I hope to be the emperor in the book, always calm and unpredictable, and I can solve all problems with a single anger."
"A historian is also an official, whatever the emperor says, he will write, in the history of the country, His Majesty will definitely not lose to Emperor Wu."
"Hey, Emperor Wu opened up his territory and defeated the Huns, how can I compare with him?"
"When Emperor Wu was rich and the people were strong, the so-called taking advantage of the situation, even if our grandfather was a mediocre emperor, he could also make a great career, His Majesty was in troubled times, and he was going to establish the merit of resurrection, how could he lose to Emperor Wu?"
As long as he is willing, the king of the East China Sea will indeed please others, especially good at pleasing the emperor, Han Ruzi shook his head with a smile, this kind of praise does not mean much to him, but it is indeed useful to listen to it, and gradually, the smile disappeared, and he was still bothered by that question.
"When I returned to the city, the soldiers and civilians cheered, and I wondered, is what I did right? I refuse to surrender to Da Shan Yu, I may end up killing everyone in the city, if I surrender ......" Han Ruzi sighed, "If I can make Da Shan Yu believe that I surrender sincerely, he may let Jincheng go." ”
The king of the East China Sea did not speak immediately, and after waiting for a while, he said: "Allow me to say a word of great rebellion, if I am the emperor, I will definitely surrender, and the Huns will give whatever they want, there is only one request, let me continue to be the emperor, even if there is only half of the country left, I am willing." ”
This is exactly what Mother Wang Meiren did, and Han Ruzi did not respond.
The King of the East Sea stood up, "So I couldn't fight Your Majesty, so I'm not the emperor, so no one is willing to fight for me, Your Majesty still doesn't understand?" The subjects of Great Chu used to stay away from the court and stay out of affairs, and when Emperor Huan, the Empress Dowager, and His Majesty first ascended the throne, they could not let them take action. But now, His Majesty is besieged, but Dachu is not in chaos, the imperial court in the capital is still operating, Feng Shili is stubbornly guarding the westward checkpoint, Cui Hong and Chai Yue are going to fight a decisive battle with Da Danyu, and the Chu army outside the Saiwai is gathering more and more...... There is only one reason for all this: Your Majesty is insisting, so they are insisting. ”
Han Ruzi showed a reluctant smile, only he knew how difficult this kind of persistence was.
"Sometimes things are so strange, when Da Chu is most critical and His Majesty is in danger, His Majesty's throne is also the most stable." The king of the East China Sea bowed down, and these words were not only to say to the emperor, but also to tell himself that he had finally lost all possibilities of competing for the throne.
"I'm going to rest." Han Ruzi said, calming down.
The King of the East Sea bowed and retreated.
Han Ruzi went back to the bedroom to rest, and soon after, the sound of the piano came from outside the house, and the artistic conception was different from before, sad and generous, like an elegy. (To be continued.) )