At noon the next day, a group of Huns came to the city gate, and the escort announced loudly that the envoy of Da Dan Yu arrived and would immediately meet the emperor of Chu. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

This is a very rude practice, without prior notice, let alone consultation, in contrast, before the Great Chu sent peace envoys, they sent people to inform the Huns, so that they could be prepared.

The Xiongnu envoys were more polite, and one of them told the city head in the Central Plains dialect that he was an acquaintance of the emperor.

One of the messengers was Kim Chun-chung.

In Pengcheng, the emperor sent Liu Zeqin, a servant of the household department, as an envoy, and went north with the Huns, and met Da Shan Yu to continue the peace talks, in order to delay the army, this plan did not take effect, and after a circle, Jin Chunzhong returned to the emperor's side.

The Xiongnu envoys and a group of more than ten people entered the city, escorted their Xiongnu soldiers back to the camp, ran for a while, suddenly turned back and shot a few arrows at the city from a distance.

The guards were not provoked, not to mention that the messenger was not in front of them at all.

The emperor officially received the Xiongnu envoys in the palace of the king, the civil and military officials lined up on both sides, the honor guards were grand, crowded almost the entire courtyard, and the Xiongnu envoys could only enter the hall through a narrow passage.

This is not Han Ruzi's arrangement, how to receive hostile foreign envoys, the Ministry of Rites has already had a set of mature practices, just do it, and don't even need to ask the emperor.

There were a total of twelve envoys, and only two people came in to meet the emperor, Jin Chunzhong and a Xiongnu nobleman, the latter was the main envoy, and Jin Line was the deputy envoy and interpreter.

The Xiongnu envoy refused to kneel, only bowed and saluted, Jin Chunzhong had an order with him, and he could not disobey it, so he had to bend his waist lower when bowing.

After the Xiongnu envoy got up, he said a lot of words, most people couldn't understand it, but they could see his arrogance, as if the Huns had occupied the whole of Dachu, and there was only a small Jin city left.

Jin Chunzhong began to interpret: "The Hun Dadan, respected by the sun and the moon and protected by heaven and earth, respectfully told the emperor of Chu that I already knew that the emperor had the intention of peace talks, so how could the Chu army be rebellious and rude, and disrespect heaven and earth......

The Huns blamed the cause of the war on the Chu army, and then claimed that they had occupied half of the Chu state, defeated countless armies, and the Chu state had no troops available.

The ministers were angry, but the emperor did not speak, and they could not express their position, so they had to glare angrily.

Han Ruzi sat there and listened all the time, concentrating on why Da Shan Yu sent an envoy to Jincheng.

An official of the Ministry of Rites, with permission, spoke on behalf of the emperor, refuting the claims of the Huns and claiming that the Great Chu would never surrender and would not perish.

There is no difference between a negotiation and a quarrel in the air, both sides say their own words, and the words, tone, and expression are the weapons used to fight, and it does not matter what is said.

Two quarters of an hour later, the ceremonial negotiations were over, and the menacing Xiongnu envoy was sent out of the palace, where accommodation was arranged first, and the discussion would be held tomorrow.

It didn't take long for Jin Chunzhong, the deputy envoy of the Xiongnu, to ask to see the emperor alone, and was allowed, this time there were no bluffing ministers and honor guards, but the emperor was still surrounded by more than a dozen guards and eunuchs.

Jin Chunzhong knelt down and kowtowed, and was finally able to speak according to his own meaning, "Lord Liu of the household department was left behind, I came from outside the Saiwai, and I saw with my own eyes that the Chu troops from all over the country were assembling towards Mayi City, but the generals had different ideas, and they were arguing about entering the customs to rescue the driver or sticking to the Great Wall. ”

"What's the news of Broken Iron City?" Han Ruzi asked, hoping to get a little more news from the outside world from Jin Chunzhong.

"When I was outside the Saiwai, I heard that the Chu army of the Broken Iron City was rushing to Mayi City, but I don't think that will change anything, as far as I know, the main force of the Xiongnu is waiting for this Chu army, regarded as the most important enemy, and intends to lead them into the pass to rescue."

"Didn't Da Shan Yu lead his troops to the Qi Kingdom?" Han Ruzi was a little surprised.

Jin Chunzhong shook his head, "Da Shan Yu did send an army to the Qi State, but he himself stayed in the Yan Kingdom, and he had already broken through the checkpoints of the Great Wall of Yan Land, and he could advance and retreat freely. ”

Da Danyu is still more cautious and refuses to go deep into Chudi.

If the Chu army in Mayi City is broken and the Chu army of Qi State is alone, the Great Chu will really be gone, Han Ruzi did not show the worry in his heart, and said: "In this case, why does Da Danyu want to negotiate peace?" ”

"Da Shan Yu saw the envoy of Da Chu, and felt that it was better for Da Chu to be controlled by the emperor, and if it was someone else, Da Chu would not be able to recover his strength for a while and a half, and he would not be able to fight against the strong enemy of the West with the Xiongnu."

Han Ruzi smiled: "Jin Chunzhong, do you believe it?" ”

Jin Chunzhong knew that it was impossible to talk to the emperor alone in his own capacity, so he no longer concealed it, and said sincerely: "Of course I don't believe it, but this is an opportunity, Da Shan Yu hopes to negotiate with His Majesty in person, and the place is chosen by His Majesty, as long as it is between Jincheng and Yan Kingdom." Da Shan Yu may have ulterior motives, but His Majesty can also take the opportunity to take a breather and send people to Mayi City to take over the Chu army, and even have the opportunity to go out to patrol the fortress in person. ”

Jin Chunzhong is still loyal to Da Chu, at least he behaves like this, he is suggesting that the emperor use the peace talks to escape from Jincheng, seeing that the emperor is still hesitating, he can't take care of much, and said: "My sister has a lot of status in front of Da Danyu, she is willing to help Your Majesty get out of trouble, saying that this is the Jin family's reward for Your Majesty's great kindness." ”

Han Ruzi felt that Jin Chuiduo couldn't say such a thing as "great kindness and great virtue", Jin Chunzhong obviously joined his understanding, thought for a while and asked, "Da Danyu wants to negotiate with me personally?" ”

"Yes, just like the original negotiation in Broken Iron City, whether it is negotiated or not, this is an opportunity for His Majesty to leave Jincheng."

The place of negotiation was chosen by the emperor, although it was limited to the state of Jincheng and Yan, but the emperor was at least able to get out of Jincheng safely.

"What else do you have for Da Danyu?"

"No, that's all, he said that the real negotiation should be conducted by the real king, and no matter how well the people below can speak, they can't express the king's intentions."

Han Ruzi thought seriously for a while, "For the sake of this negotiation, Da Chu and the Xiongnu must temporarily withdraw their troops, right?" ”

"Of course, Da Shan Yu said that as long as His Majesty agrees, both sides will send an edict at the same time, ordering their respective armies to stay where they are, and now that the Huns have the advantage, it will be good for Da Chu to temporarily withdraw their troops, right?"

Han Ruzi nodded, of course there is some benefit, especially in Jincheng, which is under siege, what is needed most is time.

"I'll think about it." Han Ruzi was not in a hurry to give an answer.

Jin Chunzhong was a little anxious, "Da Shan Yu's order, we can only stay in Jincheng for one night, if there is no progress in the negotiations before dark tomorrow, King Youxian will be ordered to attack the city." ”

"The Right Virtuous King is the Hun King?"

"Yes, he called himself the 'Great King', so as to overpower the kings, this person is fierce and warlike, and has always claimed to be the first to enter the capital and set foot in the palace, and he has long wanted to break through Jincheng, so as to lead his troops westward."

"Is Da Dan okay with his body?" Han Ruzi heard that the king of the Xiongnu wanted to return to Da Dan to fight for power by his side.

Jin Chunzhong was stunned, "I've seen it once, Da Danyu still looks very tough." ”

"I'll get back to you tomorrow." Han Ruzi was still not in a hurry.

Jin Chunzhong kowtowed, got up and prepared to retire, and finally said: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and his foresight is not comparable to the ministers, please think carefully, once King Youxian is ordered to attack the city, he will never be soft." By the way, I brought back a Chu man from King Youxian, do you want to see it? ”

Han Ruzi was taken aback in his heart, thinking that Deng Cui had revealed his identity and the head had been sent back, so he immediately reacted, Jin Chunzhong's expression was natural, indicating that he had brought a living person.

Han Ruzi nodded.

The Chu man stayed at the residence of the Huns as an entourage, and was summoned to meet the driver, Han Ruzi felt that this person was familiar from a distance, but he was not as tall as Deng Cui, but he was wearing the clothes of a Hun soldier, his hat was lowered, and his thick beard occupied most of his face, and he couldn't see the appearance clearly.

Cui Teng, who was standing beside the emperor, suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the comer, and shouted in surprise.

Jin Chunzhong did not follow, and as soon as the "Huns" entered the house, they lay on the ground and cried loudly.

It turned out to be the King of the East Sea.

The guards and eunuchs also recognized it, and they were surprised and did not relax their vigilance, but instead stared at the King of the East China Sea, suspicious of his departure and return.

Cui Teng had already understood that he had been deceived, and the king of the East China Sea wanted to escape by himself, not to explore the way for the emperor at all, so he couldn't help but be furious at this time, "Okay, you still dare to come back?" How do you dress like this? Have you defected to the enemy? ”

After hearing about Hua Bin's various encounters, Han Ruzi was not surprised by the King of the East China Sea, but wondered that the King of the East China Sea would be let go by the Huns.

The king of the East China Sea ignored Cui Teng and cried for a while, then he threw away his hat, tore off his beard, took off his leather armor, and only his underwear remained, and knelt down again, "Your Majesty, I almost can't come back." ”

Cui Teng said again: "No one expects you to come back, how do the Huns treat you?" Good wine and meat are waiting for you, right? ”

The king of the East China Sea swore to the sky, "I will never surrender to the Huns, if there is a half-word lie, the sky will thunder." I originally wanted to explore the way for His Majesty, and I could go to rescue the soldiers all the way at the worst, who would want to ...... I know that I don't say goodbye and commit the crime of bullying the king, Your Majesty can punish me no matter what, and I don't complain about cutting off my head, I just ask Your Majesty to listen to me a few words: Be careful, Hua Bin and the others sneaked back to Jincheng and wanted to kill the assassin! ”

The king of the East China Sea didn't know that Hua Bin had already been subdued by the emperor.

Han Ruzi believed that the King of the East China Sea would not surrender, but he did not believe in his "original intention", "Hua Bin and the others don't need you to care, how can the Huns let you come back?" ”

The emperor finally spoke, and the king of the East China Sea breathed a sigh of relief, but the emperor was indifferent to the assassination, and he was at a loss in his heart, wiped away his tears, and said: "The king of the Huns was furious and said that the Chu people were all ...... He wanted to kill me, just in time for the arrival of the envoy of Da Danyu, so I shouted, kill me, just don't send me back to the city, Your Majesty will definitely be angry when he sees me-Your Majesty, I deliberately said it to the King of the Huns, so that he thought that my appearance could provoke Your Majesty, and Your Majesty would kill all the envoys when he was angry, in fact, I knew that Your Majesty ......"

"The Right Virtuous King was already angry the night before, why is he angry today? Because of the messenger of Da Dan Yu? Han Ruzi interrupted the King of the East China Sea.

The King of the East Sea shook his head, "Because of Deng Cui." ”

"What's wrong with General Deng?" This is what Han Ruzi is most concerned about.

The king of the East China Sea was in a hurry, but he couldn't speak, swallowed twice, and finally spoke: "Deng Cui escaped from the Hun camp. ”

Han Ruzi breathed a sigh of relief, although this was only a small victory, and it was still unknown whether Deng Cui could bring back the army, but Han Ruzi had been in suspense for a long time, and he could finally put it down.

"It's more than that." There was a little complaint in the voice of the king of the East China Sea, it was because of Deng Cui that he fell into a desperate situation and almost died under the sword of the Huns, "He also abducted one of the concubines of the king of the Huns." ”

From the emperor to the eunuchs, everyone who heard this sentence was dumbfounded.

So the king of the Xiongnu was very angry, sent people to chase Deng Cui, and vowed that he would break through Jincheng and kill the emperor. Your Majesty, Deng Cuike has caused big trouble for Jincheng! (To be continued.) )