Chapter 42: The Messengers of the Four Cities Gather in Bolun
On this day, Qin Feng was learning swordsmanship with Meng Ling, and Li Tie hurriedly ran over: "General, the messenger of Shamoro has arrived, and Lord Meng asked me to ask if you have seen it!"
Qin Feng put away the Qin Sword in his hand: "Oh, go and see"!
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Qin Feng walked into the hall and saw that Meng Xin, Sima Li, and Li Qubing were all ill, and there was a white-bearded old man, who should be the envoy sent by Shamorro.
Meng Xin and the others got up and saluted when they saw Qin Feng coming in. After Qin Feng sat down, the white-bearded old man saluted and said: "Your Excellency, the old man is Shazmo, the prime minister of Daro City, and on the orders of my lord, I have come to invite your army to hunt in Harappa City, capture Koroli together, and avenge the dead soldiers of your army"!
Qin Feng almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard this: "Oh, so to speak, your lord Shamoro attacked Harappa in order to avenge our Qin army"?
Shazmo smiled slightly, stroked his beard and said: "Exactly, when my lord retreated from the city of Bolun, he had already written a letter to form an alliance with your army, since the alliance is formed, the enemy of your army is the enemy of our army, and naturally I want to avenge your army"!
Qin Feng said: "Hehe, thank you so much! Your lord Samoro is so helpful! I am deeply impressed under it! This, dare to ask your envoy, how is the battle in Harappa City now"?
Shazmo laughed: "General, our army has surrounded the city of Harappa at present, and the destruction of the city is only in the evening"!
Qin Feng couldn't help but smile: "Since this is the case, it seems that there is no need for our army to send troops!" Please also ask your envoy to reply to your lord Shamoraro, and say that I, the Qin army, thank him for his kindness, since your army can capture the city of Harappa alone, our army will not send troops, so as not to steal the limelight of your army!"
Shazmo was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "General, having said that, if your army sends troops, our army can also have fewer casualties, right?" And my lord said, as long as your army is willing to help, after the city of Harappa is broken, the property in the city will be divided into 30% of your army! The general did not know that the city of Harappa was the largest city in the Sindu River Valley, and for hundreds of years, it had accumulated a lot of wealth, and these thirty percent of the wealth was worth two polons"!
Qin Feng smiled slightly when he heard this: "How embarrassing is this?" Your army avenges our army, how can our army ask for payment! Besides, our army has just gone through a major battle, and there are many casualties, and there is not enough food, grass and ordnance. Moreover, our army and Ko Luoli have reached a non-aggression pact, and it seems that it is not good to attack his city at this time"!
Shazmo laughed when he heard this: "General, that Coroli is the most capricious, do you think he can even give up his daughter and son-in-law, treaty?" It's not a piece of waste paper for him"!
At this time, Qin Feng was a little impatient, he was really too lazy to rub his tongue with this Shazmo, and shouted: "Shazmo, you deceive me too much!" Do you think our army has no scouts in the city of Harappa"?
Shazmo hurriedly said, "General, what do you mean by this?" How dare the old man deceive the general"!
Meng Xin saw that Qin Feng was angry, Huo Ran got up and pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, and smiled coldly: "Shazmo, our army scouts have reported that your army has been fighting with Koroli for several days, but they still can't take Harappa City, and your army's grain and grass are not well transported, at this time it is already a dilemma, and it is already in danger of exhaustion." And you are still ashamed in front of the general, saying that the destruction of the city is only in the middle of an instant, what is this not to deceive my general? Do you think I, Qin Jun, am easy to bully?"
Shazmo instantly shrank half of his momentum when he heard this, and after first saluting Qin Feng to make amends, he saluted everyone in the hall one by one: "General, our army is indeed able to take Harappa City, but the casualties will be too great, and when the time comes, several other city-states will join forces to attack, and our army will indeed fall into a critical situation." That's why my lord sent the old man. General, you say, as long as you are willing to send troops to help, my lord will not refuse to accept any request!"
Qin Feng looked at Shazmo and said, "Are you the master?"
Shazmo smiled: "The general doesn't know, the old man is my lord Uncle Wang, before coming to Bolun, my lord has given me full power, with the respect of Uncle Wang, the old man agrees to my lord's promise, and please rest assured that the general"!
Another uncle and prime minister, then the prime minister of Assam, Sag, is also an uncle of the king, is it possible that the position of prime minister in all the city-states of the Vidian tribe is held by the uncle Wang? Qin Feng thought secretly in his heart.
Speaking of which, it is necessary to explain that the Vidian people have been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times with one city and one surname. The official positions in the city are all held by the children of nobles, and the special position of prime minister has always been held by the city lord Uncle Wang. Because of this, it is ensured that the position of the lord of the city has never been usurped by outsiders for hundreds of years. Because of this, the Vidian people have hardly developed for hundreds of years, but have become weaker and weaker, and still stay in a relatively primitive city-state society. It is precisely because of this that they will be constantly beaten by more than 10,000 Qin troops, and the 100,000 army will also fall into the sand and return with a feather.
And all this, when Jiang Ziya and Zhou Gongdan talked about what is the way to govern the country thousands of years ago, they had two completely different opinions. As the so-called cronyism and meritocracy, cronyism has a long national fortune, but due to the lack of talents, the country will become weaker and weaker, and eventually die because of weakness. Although the meritocracy is prosperous, because the talents are taken from foreign surnames, when the monarch is weak and the royal family is unbearable, it is inevitable that the strong ministers will usurp the throne and eventually die because of the strong.
As for which of these two concepts of statecraft is better, for thousands of years, as far as Qin Feng knows, there is no correct answer. And this Vida tribe has chosen the idea of nepotism, which relies on blood to maintain the fortunes of the country.
Qin Feng saw that Shazmo was Uncle Wang, and laughed: "It turned out to be Uncle Wang, forgive me for being disrespectful!" Our army doesn't want much, as long as your lord agrees to cede the city of Harappa to our army, our army will send troops immediately!"
Shazmo's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Qin Feng as if he didn't believe it and said loudly: "How is this possible!"
Since ancient times, whether it is the war between the two countries or the conspiracy of the two countries, there are certain rules, that is, whoever has the most capital will make more profits. Not to mention between the two countries, even the way of businessmen!
Shazmo thought to himself, isn't it just to get Harappa City because our army killed thousands of soldiers and consumed countless money, food, and ordnance in this battle? How is it possible that our army has paid such a great price and has nothing to gain in the end? With your words, the huge city of Harappa will be ceded to you, isn't this a fool's dream and a fantasy?
"General, this is ridiculous! Our army fought for several days and suffered tens of thousands of casualties, but the city of Harappa belongs to your army, but my lord has found nothing! Since ancient times, the sky has been asking for a price to sit on the ground and pay back, but General, your price is too high!"
Qin Feng didn't get angry when he heard this: "Don't worry, your envoy! I'm not done yet! How could your lord get nothing? The city of Harappa is not in vain for our army, and I exchange the city of Polon for a city, one city for another, what is so ridiculous? And since then, tens of thousands of my Qin troops have formed an iron alliance with your lord, and if other city-states dare to invade your city, they will not be able to get along with my tens of thousands of Qin troops. Your envoy, please think about it, if your army captures the city of Harappa, the benefits will be great, but the harm will be endless, how can other city-states sit idly by and watch your army have such a big city? And in cooperation with our army, your army can only gain the benefits of a city, and there is no harm to it, is this condition not generous enough"?
When Shazmo heard Qin Feng's words, his beard trembled with anger, the same city, can Bolun be compared with Harapabi? The city of Harappa is the largest city in the Sindu River Valley! Whether it is the strategic position or the people with money and food, how can it be compared with this mere Pollan!
At this moment, I saw a personal soldier come to report: "General, the envoy of the city of Harappa asks to see you"!
Qin Feng smiled slightly: "What do you think of this discussion?" I think if your lord is reluctant to give up the city of Harappa, Coroli will be willing! Why don't you meet with the Harappan envoy and hear what Corori has to say?"
Seeing this situation, Shazmo was very anxious, if the Qin army did not send troops to help, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Daluo City would be in danger of exhaustion. But if you cede Harappa City to the Qin army in vain, don't say that Shamoro won't agree, and he won't dare to agree! Although Shamoro has granted himself full power, it does not mean that he can give away the city of Harappa!
At this moment, another soldier came to report: "General Yu, the envoys of Biqiu City and Fula City have arrived, and I ask to see you"!
Qin Feng was even happier when he heard this, this was an unexpected thing, and he hurriedly sent an order to let the envoys from Biqiu City and Fula City enter the hall to meet him, as for the envoy sent by Ke Luoli, let him wait for a while!
After the envoys from Biqiu City and Fula City entered the hall, they saluted each other and sat down, and Qin Feng asked, "The two noble envoys came to my Bolun, I don't know what their mission is?"
The envoy of Vola City hurriedly got up and said, "I have come to meet the general on the order of my lord, and I say that my lord is willing to obey the general's orders for the battle of Harappa!"
The envoy of Biqiu City also said the same thing, and said that Biqiu City will not only be this time, but also the Qin army will be the only one in the future.
Qin Feng laughed when he heard this: "Thank you for your two noble envoys for me, since your lord is willing to obey my orders, I will treat each other sincerely"! After speaking, he turned his head to look at Shazmo: "Prime Minister Shazmo, I don't know what you thought about the proposal you just proposed?"
When Shazmo saw that the cities of Biqiu and Fula were subservient to the Qin army, he knew that he would have to agree if he didn't agree to this matter. If you don't agree, the tens of thousands of troops of the Qin army, plus the armies of these two cities, will not still take Harappa City. When the time comes, he won't get anything from his side, and he will offend the Qin army for no reason, so Daluo City will be in danger of destroying the city.
"General, my lord is willing to dedicate the city of Harappa to the general, and form a brotherly alliance, and I hope that the general will not forget the covenant just now"!
Qin Feng stood up when he heard this, looked up to the sky and smiled: "Your envoy can rest assured!" I, Qin Jun, have made a promise and will never break my word! This city of Bolun is yours!"
Although the two envoys of Biqiu City and Fula City did not understand it very well, they were also shocked, Coroli paid such a big price, just to get Harappa City, and today he was willing to give such a big city of Harappa to Qin Feng, so it seems that his own lord decided to join the Qin army early, which is really wise.
Seeing Qin Feng's promise in public, Shazmo was relieved, thought about it and said: "General, the old man proposes to kill the envoy of Nahalappa City on the spot, declaring that the alliance between you and us is unbreakable!" To be the world of audio-visual"!
Qin Feng frowned slightly when he heard this, thinking that this Shazmo should be really ruthless, and was about to refuse, only to see Meng Xin get up and say, "General, no!" Since ancient times, the two countries have fought against each other, and our Qin army has always been committed to faith and righteousness in the world, how can we do such an unrighteous thing"!
Shazmo pursed his lips when he heard this, and said in his belly: "Your Qin army has just signed a non-aggression pact with the city of Harappa, and in the blink of an eye, it has formed an alliance with our army and raised troops to attack Harappa, and you are embarrassed to say that faith and righteousness are written in the world"?
"If you don't kill the envoy, let him go back to report the news"?
Qin Feng smiled slightly: "Please rest assured that this envoy will imprison him here!" After speaking, he said to the envoys of the cities of Biqiu and Fula, "Please also reply to your lordship, and ask them to bring all their troops and horses and wait for me outside the city of Achia."