After suppressing Situ Fei's excitement, Situ Lei continued: "Moreover, with Zhao Xun's shrewdness, I'm afraid that he won't attack my Yongzhou at this time." ”

Lin Shucheng nodded and said: "This is what his subordinates mean, this Zhao Xun is as cunning as a ghost." Judging from the current situation, the sudden onslaught of the coalition forces outside the two passes is also likely to be planned by Zhao Xun, so that we have no time to look north and let him seek to annex the state. And he didn't want Yongzhou to be restrained, so Murong Cheng took advantage of it. ”

Looking at Situ Fei and many other people's puzzled expressions, Lin Shucheng explained: "Murong Cheng is the king of Qi canonized by the royal family, and he is also a member of the royal family, and he is the most qualified person to sit on the throne of the emperor now. Not only us, but Zhao Xun also didn't want Murong Cheng to sit in this position. ”

Listening to Lin Shucheng's words, Situ Fei's heart moved, and said: "Father, in that case, why don't we temporarily retreat a little bit in the land of Liangguan and give Zhao Xun some pressure, so that he doesn't dare to plot against me and the southern part of the state?" And the northern part of the state is occupied by it, which is reasonable, and we will give it up. But this south, after all, is the territory of my Yongjun. Forced...... As a last resort, we can also negotiate with the coalition forces in the two passes. Come to think of it, if they knew that Zhao Xun was using them to contain us and make a fortune, they must have other ideas inside. ”

As soon as Situ Fei's heart moved, he had an idea. If the whole territory of Bingzhou falls, then the governor of Bingzhou, that is, his fourth brother, will return to Luoyang, then he will have a competitive opponent in Yongzhou and Luoyang. He naturally hoped that Situ Tai could stay in the land of Bingzhou and fight with Zhao Xun, instead of retreating to Luoyang to fight for power and profit with him.

Situ Lei's eyebrows couldn't help jumping, how could he not know the meaning of Situ Fei's words? But the idea of his eldest son is obviously difficult to succeed. So after glancing at Situ Fei coldly, he said, "No matter what we do, this Zhao Xun is already an iron-hearted idea to merge the state." You have to understand that although Zhao Xun is unwilling for Murong Cheng to enter the two passes, he will not stop Murong Cheng from entering the customs if he is forced to do so, and will even go south from Bingzhou to respond. But we can't. When Murong Cheng entered Yongzhou, we didn't have any chance, unless we were willing to abandon the land east of Hangu Pass and withdraw to Chang'an. Don't forget, Murong Cheng's surname is Murong. ”

"Do you think he doesn't know that Zhao Xun is taking advantage of the fire to rob in the north? Do you think he doesn't know that Zhao Xun's attack on the Turks is fake, and that it is true that he seeks to annex the state? It is precisely because he knows that he is impatient to storm the two levels, and even in the land of Jingzhou, he has also acted aggressively. Compared with Yongzhou and Luoyang, Bingzhou is not very attractive to him. If you and my father and son can get rid of it, let alone a merger, even two mergers, he Murong Cheng will not care. ”

Lin Shiwen saw that Situ Fei's face was not good, and then said: "Metropolitan Governor, Murong Cheng is a member of the royal family, and he is also a person who desperately wants to sit on the emperor's throne. And the emperor who fell into Luoyang was set up by the prince. If he doesn't attack Yongzhou and get rid of the prince, his idea will not be realized. Moreover, he is the initiator of the crusade order, and we will negotiate peace with it, unless we give up Yongzhou and retreat to Liangzhou or Ningzhou and other bitter cold places. However, Zhao Xun is different, he only cares about developing and strengthening himself, and he doesn't care who the emperor does. Therefore, we can negotiate with Zhao Xun, but we can't negotiate with Murong Cheng. ”

"Lord Wang, the envoy of the Zhao army asks to see you!" As he was talking, outside the study, the housekeeper of the palace of King Situ Leiyong came to report.

"It's a good Zhao Xun, and he really did things quickly. It seems that he has almost attacked the land of the state. Alas...... Compared to it, we are one step late everywhere! Situ Lei sighed and said, "Please let him in!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, tell me, what does this envoy sent by Zhao Xun want to do?" Immediately, Situ Lei said slowly, although his face did not change, the tiredness and helplessness in his eyes had already shown that he had generally understood what the envoy sent by Zhao Xun wanted to say.

Lin Shiwen and Lin Shucheng did not speak directly, except for the two of them, the rest were a few generals, the first-level Yongzhou Metropolitan Governor Situ Fei.

"Father, since my father has already said that this Zhao Xun has no intention of going south to attack Yongzhou, he just wants to seek to merge the state, and let us continue to contain the Murong Cheng coalition army outside the two passes, this Zhao army envoy is naturally here to merge the state. Come to think of it, it should be that we cede the state to him, and use the state and Yongzhou as the boundary. Situ Fei said in a deep voice.

Situ Lei nodded and said, "You are right, Zhao Xun saw our helplessness, so he sent an envoy to negotiate directly." We lost the annexation state, but we could only passively accept it. Now the situation in Yongzhou, let us shrink back and do nothing. Fei'er, as the head of one party, don't only consider immediate interests, don't weigh gains and losses because of your own joy and anger. See, how difficult Zhao Xun is to deal with. Beat us, and make us not say more. Even, hopefully, he will not continue to fight with us. This guy, don't underestimate it. ”

As he spoke, the envoy of the Zhao army came to report, and the scribe, who was only thirty years old, walked in with a faint smile on his face: "Deng Zhongyao, the envoy of the Zhao army, has seen King Yong!" Under the trust of my family, I would like to say hello to my former colleague, His Royal Highness King Yong. ”

Situ Lei laughed and said, "His Royal Highness King Yong? How? King Zhao also admits that a certain family is King Yong? I remember that in the crusade of your lord, this king was rebuked as a rebellious minister and thief who deserved death. ”

Deng Zhongyao smiled faintly and said, "His Royal Highness King Yong is sealed in the front, and he becomes a chaotic minister and thief in the back." In any case, the former Zuo Xiang was also the king of Yong, who was canonized by the first emperor. At this point, it has not been stripped away, and as for the future, it is naturally another matter. ”

Situ Lei said lightly: "Whether this king is a chaotic minister or a thief is not something that can be determined by one person. The current emperor has not said much, and what qualifications do the rest of them have. This king is here to thank King Zhao for his greetings, and you can also sue your lord after you go back, whether it is now or in the future, this king is the king of Yong, and he will not become a chaotic minister and thief. ”

Regarding Situ Lei's expression, Deng Zhongyao naturally didn't care too much. Although Situ Lei's intention now is to show him that he has the emperor in his hands, and he has no intention of opposing Zhao Xun. However, these are supported by the strength in hand. Therefore, Deng Zhongyao didn't say much and went straight to the topic.

"His Royal Highness King Yong, I see that the army in Yongzhou is urgently transferred to the north, and there is a nervous look up and down, I don't know if it's because of the land of the two passes or because of the land of the state?" Deng Zhongyao said slowly.

"What do you say? I have not provoked your Zhao army, why did you raid my state army? At the beginning, the prince of my family thought that you were doing something important for the benefit of the country for the sake of your army's attack on the Turkic cavalry and the northern army of the state. Therefore, it has not extended the advantage of your troops in addition to fighting on both sides. However, your Zhao army is attacking the northern army of Bingzhou, and then raiding the territory of our military territory of Bingzhou, what is the reason? Situ Fei said angrily.

Deng Zhongyao looked at Situ Fei, who was speaking, and said with a smile: "Presumably this is the eldest prince of His Royal Highness King Yong, sitting in Yongzhou, blocking the coalition army and the two passes, it is really extraordinary." His Royal Highness King Yong, compared with the governor of Yongzhou, I think this governor of Yongzhou is more suitable to inherit your throne. ”

Without waiting for Situ Lei to speak, Deng Zhongyao said again: "Eldest Prince, do you think that my Zhao army attacked the state army first?" You're very wrong. Our army attacked the northern army of Bingzhou, but did not send troops to the southern part of Bingzhou. However, the governor of Bingzhou sent a large army to accept Cao Gang, the commander of the Northern Army of Bingzhou, who had made peace with the Turkic cavalry, and even sent a large army to the north of Bingzhou to support Cao Gang. ”

"Not only that, but your brother Wang also accepted this traitor who was hated by the people of Bingzhou as his command, and even did not hesitate to send a large army north to the border between you and me, which led to a war. Besides, my lord responded accordingly and crusaded against King Yong, who was designated by Murong Cheng as a rebellious minister and thief. It's not a big deal if you start the war, or if you start it. ”

Situ Fei's face stiffened, and he didn't continue to argue, what Deng Zhongyao said was nothing more than suing him, his younger brother, in order to expand his strength, to accept the Northern Army of Bingzhou and compete with him for the position of Wang Shizi. Secondly, it is to sue him that you and I are already hostile parties, and there is no point in talking about the cause of the war.

"So, what does King Zhao mean?" Seeing that Situ Fei was speechless, Lin Shucheng hurriedly said.

Deng Zhongyao looked directly at Situ Lei and said: "My lord's intention is to take the party mansion and Hanoi as the boundary, and the prefecture is owned by my lord, and my lord promises not to take the initiative to attack the land of Yongzhou." ”

"Haha...... It's ridiculous, Zhao Xun attacked the territory of this king, and also took the boundary of this king to divide the territory, don't you think that this king can't fight back? I heard that Zhao Xun walked around from the Turkic steppe, and he offended a lot of Turkic people. I wonder if she can resist the attack from the north and the south? Situ Lei said angrily.

Deng Zhongyao smiled and said, "Our army is in Mergezhou, and it is true that there is danger in both the north and the south. However, the Turks suffered a heavy blow for a while, and they were attacked by our Zhao army this time, and the losses were not small. If you want to make a big move again, I'm afraid it won't work this year. Besides, even if the Turks can launch an operation this year, it will not be much bigger, and with the power of our Zhao army, what is there to fear? The Hu clan that was destroyed on the master of my family is not one or two clans, and adding one more is nothing more than raising the prestige of the ownerless. ”

"However, why isn't His Royal Highness King Yong in a situation of being attacked from two sides now? If our army moves south, whether Yongzhou can be kept or not, His Royal Highness King Yongwang should know much better than me. In addition to waving our army from the north to the south, the Jizhou army passing through the Taihang Mountains will also attack at a very fast speed to the two passes, outside Luoyang City. I'm afraid that by then, His Royal Highness King Yong's hat will no longer be able to keep it. At that time, only the prince of the city could be a rebellious minister and thief. ”