Chapter 505 Liu Quanzhong's decision

Liu Qi's various armies have made progress, only the Xiongnu army on the north road has not moved, although Huo Jun and Hao Zhao, who are deputy generals, are anxious, but they have no choice, because the army is all Huns, although their military achievements are high, and their official position is not low, but they cannot mobilize those soldiers, if they only rely on their headquarters thousands of soldiers and horses, it is simply a drop in the bucket, and it will not help. ～，

So, as the generals of the Han Dynasty, they could only put down their bodies and beg the young general Deng Ai, hoping that Deng Ai could persuade Liu Quanzhong to send troops as soon as possible.

Deng Ai saw that these two old-timers came to him, and hurriedly went out to greet him, but after hearing their request, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, the last general will definitely persuade the metropolitan governor to send troops, but the time has not yet come, and it is useless for the last general to persuade now." ”

"Huh? I wonder how long General Deng will have to wait? Now that Cao Xiu has been pacified, Youzhou has just experienced a war, and the people's hearts are fluctuating, it is the best time for us to send troops. Huo Jun was impatient in his heart, the emperor had been thinking about promoting him all these years, but he had not made any great achievements for too many years, and now he was holding back a lot of strength in his heart, ready to make great contributions to the emperor in this war, but the person who held the highest military power had been holding the army, which made him feel really depressed in his heart.

But Deng Ai smiled and said: "Please rest assured that Your Majesty has already calculated this matter, and we will definitely choose a more suitable opportunity to send troops." ”

"The most suitable opportunities have been wasted by you, what suitable opportunities will there be in the future?" Hao Zhao also sighed secretly in his heart, but when they saw Deng Ai looking like he was in his chest, they could only forget it like that.

"Deng Ai, this kid, don't really think that we will respect his general, right? If it weren't for the fact that he still had some prestige among the Dingxiang brothers and the Huns, how could he be placed in the eyes of the general with his position? In fact, with the merit of this general. And His Majesty's favor to the general, if it wasn't in the Huns, even if it was the King of Dingxiang? Ben wouldn't have bought his account. After returning to the camp, Huo Jun was depressed, and called Hao Zhao to drink together, and after a few drinks, he felt a little bored, so he vented his dissatisfaction to Hao Zhao.

Hao Zhao persuaded: "General, don't worry." The last general thinks about it, since it is arranged by His Majesty, General Deng must know this matter in his heart, so let's relax and wait. If we are suspicious of the commander of the army at this time, I am afraid that it will not be conducive to our future actions, and everyone is loyal to Your Majesty, so why should we spoil Your Majesty's major affairs because of a slight emotion in our hearts? What's more, the last general will say something that should not be said, and the general must not be arrogant. Since the general is favored and trusted by His Majesty, this statement should not be pronounced in his mouth, otherwise, once His Majesty hears it, even if he does not blame it, will he not be disappointed in his heart? ”

Huo Jun listened to Hao Zhao's persuasion, and immediately felt a cold sweat brushing down, and changed his face and thanked him: "If it weren't for the persuasion of Brother Bodao. Or something almost made a big mistake, and something is not sorry for itself. If you miss Your Majesty's major event, you will really be to blame. ”

After finishing speaking, Huo Jun actually looked at Hao Zhao deeply, and Hao Zhao returned the salute again and again.

said that at this time, Liu Quanzhong's brother secretly summoned Deng Ai to the tent, but saw Liu Quanzhong holding a letter in his hand and said to Deng Ai: "Our two brothers have been treating Shizai as brothers for so many years. There are things that will not be hidden, there is a matter of great hesitation recently, I ask my brother to do us a favor, as long as you can help us with this, we will definitely share the wealth with you in the future. ”

saw Deng Ai glance at them. He didn't ask them what they needed to help with, but said softly: "Does King Dingxiang remember the bet he made with the last general?" At that time, the last general said that if the last general won by luck, the king of Dingxiang promised the last general one thing, as long as it was within his ability, he would definitely do his best. ”

Liu Quanzhong's face changed suddenly after hearing this, and he said in a deep voice: "Shizai, what do you mean by this?" Isn't it to dissuade this king from doing great things? ”

Deng Ai was not afraid, and said slowly: "For the big things that King Dingxiang wants to do, the last general doesn't want to listen, and he doesn't want to intervene, everything depends on the two princes, what the last general asks King Dingxiang to do, is to listen to what the last general says, I don't know if King Dingxiang is willing to agree to this request?" ”

Liu Quanzhong and Liu Cunxiao glanced at each other, then nodded and said, "You can talk about it." ”

I saw Deng Ai bowed, and then said: "King Dingxiang should know that the Han Dynasty has been established for 400 years since the establishment of Emperor Gaozu, and the war between my Han and the Xiongnu has lasted for 400 years. Therefore, a policy of peace with the Xiongnu was adopted, and since then, although there have been occasional wars between the two sides, the two sides have basically maintained peace. Until the period of Emperor Xiaowu, the strength of our dynasty grew, famous generals came out in large numbers, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing and others led the army to counterattack the Xiongnu, so that the Xiongnu suffered losses, so there was a sigh of "killing my Qilian Mountain, so that my cattle and sheep do not rest, losing my Rouge Mountain, so that my women have no color", but Emperor Xiaowu was reckless, so that my Han also fell into a predicament. ”

When Deng Ai said that Wei Qinghuo was sick and others, he saw that there was still injustice on the faces of Liu Quanzhong's brothers, but when he took the initiative to talk about the Han Dynasty and suffered a great loss because of this, his face became softer, and then he continued: "Later, when Emperor Xiaoyuan was in power, Zhaojun was out of the fortress, and my Han and the Xiongnu maintained peace for decades, when the population and wealth of both sides increased, until later Wang Mang rebelled, and the relationship between the two sides became tense again. And support the warlord and Emperor Guangwu to confront, our dynasty due to the war consumed a lot of strength, unable to resist, but later, with the recovery of our dynasty's national strength, filial piety and emperor, Dou Xian once again broke the Xiongnu, as a result of the death of the Northern Xiongnu. However, Dou Xian's selfish desires also swelled because of this, and later he even thought of rebellion, and as a result, the Dou clan was defeated, and then our dynasty also fell into a situation where relatives and eunuchs alternately held power, and finally led to the Yellow Turban Uprising, and the world fell into chaos again. ”

Seeing that the two brothers looked thoughtful, Deng Ai continued: "Therefore. History proves that between the Han and the Huns, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han encountered a crisis, but the Xiongnu also collapsed, first subject to Xianbei, Wuhuan and other departments. After the ethnic civil strife, and then repeatedly defeated by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other generals, but at this time my majesty rose in Jingchu, Pingjiangdong, according to Bashu, Yongliang, and then united with the Xiongnu in the hesitation, and finally let the Xiongnu tribe develop again, but the Xiongnu alone in Huchuquan was rampant. He actually poisoned Liu Bao, the king of Zuoxian, that is, the biological father of the two princes, His Majesty was thinking of the love between the two princes and the father, and forcibly left Huchuquan, but handed over the Xiongnu to the two controls, so generous, not only out of love for Lingtang, but also out of friendship with the Xiongnu. ”

Deng Ai saw himself say, "Cooperation is mutually beneficial." War is a double evil", Liu Quanzhong and Liu Cunxiao's eyes lit up. couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Your Majesty's words are indeed earth-shattering and admirable, and even these two lords of the Huns are greatly recognized." ”

Next, Deng Ai decided to strike while the iron was hot, so he further persuaded him: "After that, Your Majesty will help the Xiongnu with all your might, so that your ministry can develop rapidly." occupies the vast land between the secluded and annexed, but now there are some unbroad-minded boys who persuade the two kings to attach themselves to Cao Wei and fight against my Han, which is really shallow and ridiculous, not to mention that the two of them are like this. Ling Tang is in a dilemma in front of His Majesty, even if His Majesty forgives Ling Tang, please think about it, with Cao Wei's strength, it is still difficult to protect himself, how can he ensure the safety of the two? Once the two of them listened to these shallow words, the result was only to delay the unification of the Han for a few years, and then with the Xiongnu tribe, it will bring the disaster of extermination. ”

After finishing speaking, Deng Ai bowed his hand to Liu Quanzhong's brother slightly, and was about to leave.

But I saw Liu Quanzhong pull his sleeve, and said with a smile: "Shi Zai's words today, a certain is better than ten years of study, in fact, a certain heart is still loyal to his father, just want to borrow Shi Zai's mouth, for my tribe to find an excuse, it is not a secret, now Sima Yi has sent a messenger to my camp, promising to seal a certain Xiongnu Shan Yu, and help a certain ethnic group to occupy the land of Mobei, in addition, he also promised to be in alliance with the Xiongnu world, never offend, hehe, such a ridiculous condition think I will agree? And behold that I slew the messenger in the presence of the priest to show my loyalty to my father. ”

Deng Ai shook his hand and said: "The king should not be like this, since Sima Yi is sincere, the king should also capture the last general and others, and show the sincerity of cooperation to the envoy." ”

Liu Quanzhong said unhappily when he heard this: "Since this king has made up his mind to be loyal to his father, it is really not interesting for Shizai to try like this again. ”

But seeing Deng Ai smiled and said: "The last general is not trying each other, but persuading each other truthfully, please think about it, if the king does not show enough sincerity, then how can Sima Yi believe the king?" If Sima Yi doesn't believe it, how can we take advantage of his unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack on him? ”

"Oh, it turns out that Shizai means...... Haha, this king is confused, forgive sins. Liu Quanzhong smiled, and then ordered: "Come on, quickly invite Huo Jun, the general of Zhengxi, and Hao Zhao, the general of the Fuhan Dynasty, to come to the tent to discuss matters." ”

After a while, he saw Huo Jun and Hao Zhao all coming, and said to Liu Quanzhong: "I don't know what the king called me to wait for?" ”

Liu Quanzhong said with a smile: "General Huo, General Hao, General Deng, today Prime Minister Cao Wei Sima sent a messenger to meet this king, want to cooperate with this king, and jointly fight against the Han Dynasty, as long as this king agrees, he will seal this king as the Xiongnu Shan Yu, and help this king recapture the hometown of the Mobei Xiongnu, and repair the alliance with this king, never offend, I don't know why the princes think so?" ”

But when he saw the three of them looking at each other, he immediately said at the same time: "No." ”

"Oh? Why not? Liu Quanzhong's face sank, and then asked.

But I heard Huo Jun step forward and said: "My Han Emperor treats the two kings well, not to mention that the two kings are the stepsons of His Majesty, even if they are in front of Concubine Cai Xian, they can't do this, right?" The two kings are filial to their mothers, how can they force Lingtang into a dilemma? Wouldn't this be a shame to the people of the world? ”

Hao Zhao also stepped forward to persuade: "Sima Yi himself is still difficult to protect, how can he help the two kings fight against the Han?" According to the last general, if the two kings are really like this, I am afraid that sooner or later they will bring great disasters to the clan. ”

"Bold." Liu Quanzhong was furious when he heard this, and pointed to the two generals and shouted: "This king values you two as a general, so he will do his best to recruit you, don't be ignorant of lifting, otherwise, this king is willing to keep you, this king's knife is not merciful, if Ruoer and others agree, this king can share the world equally with you, if Ruoer and others continue to resist like this, what awaits you will be a place to die without a place to be buried." ”

As soon as Liu Quanzhong's voice fell, he heard the two generals say in unison: "In order to be loyal to my Han Emperor, I will die without regrets, but I don't know, once my Holy Dynasty quells your rebellion in the future, what will you see Cai Xianfei and the Han Emperor?" After that, Huo Jun shouted: "Deng Ai, Your Majesty treats you well, your mother has been widowed for many years, poor and helpless, if it weren't for Your Majesty, you would have been dead on the street for many days, but I didn't expect you to turn your back on Jun En, it is really not as good as a beast, you are also a descendant of Deng Yuanhou Yugong, in the future, you will be under Jiuquan, how to see your Liezong?" ”

But he saw Deng Ai said with tears in his eyes: "The second duke misunderstood the last general, the ancestor of the last general is Hanchen, and the mother and son of the last general received the great favor of the Son of Heaven, how dare you forget?" The last general did not have time to be born to express his opposition, and the last general has always been clumsy, although his mind is acceptable, his words need to be considered, but the last general's loyal and patriotic heart is the same as that of the two generals. ”

After that, I saw Deng Ai say to Brother Liu Quanzhong: "Two kings, please read that Ai has been with the two for many years, help the two to clean up the hearts of the Huns, help the two to redefine the Huns, and repeatedly defeat foreign enemies, please read for the sake of my Han Emperor's grace to the two and Lingtang, think twice, don't mistake yourself, and then mistake the entire race." ”

Liu Quanzhong immediately slapped the case and said angrily when he heard this: "Enough, Deng Ai, this king really didn't expect that even you would not want to help this king, it seems that it is really as the Erhan people said, if it is not my race, its heart will be different, hmph, since this is the case, then don't blame this king for not remembering the old feelings, come to someone, take down these three Han generals, and when this king sends troops to recruit Han, these three people will sacrifice the flag and swear to the army!" ”

But said that Liu Quanzhong took three generals, so he ordered someone to invite Wei envoy Wang Si to let him see his determination, Wang Si was really excited, took out the emperor's edict on the spot, named Liu Quanzhong as the Xiongnu Shan Yu, Liu Cunxiao as the king of Zuoxian, and at the same time wrote the letter of alliance, the two sides shared the peace, never offended, and at the same time watched Liu Quanzhong lead the army to swear, killed the three generals, and launched an attack in the direction of Lishi, and then saw Liu Quanzhong ask him to quickly apply for reinforcements and material help from Youzhou Assassin Shi Sima Fu, and did not hesitate to agree, and assured him that he would go to Youzhou for help first, and then return to Yecheng to return to Sima Yi.

After making the above guarantees, Wang Si said goodbye to Liu Quanzhong's brothers and went straight to Fan Yang. (To be continued.) )