"What do you say? You repeat! Yu Wenyun's eyes were red, the green tendons on his forehead were bursting, and he stared at Zheng Yi in front of him, trembling uncontrollably, and his voice was a little sharp.

"Your Majesty, Yubi City was broken by the Qi army, and my 200,000 army in the Great Zhou Dynasty was defeated." Zheng Yi's breathing was very heavy, just like his mood at the moment, his face was full of panic, "Your Majesty, it only takes three days to travel from Xunzhou to Chang'an, and the Lord of Qi is happy that the 150,000 army is violent, and I hope that the emperor will prepare early!" ”

"Defeated? An army of 200,000 is so vulnerable in the face of happiness? What do you all eat? What about Yang Jian? Is he dead or alive! Yu Wenyun was already out of anger, and he roared loudly.

Zheng Yi's heart tightened, he didn't dare to look directly at Yu Wenyun's eyes like an injured beast, and said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, Yang Guogong fought desperately, but the general trend has gone, although he broke through, he was also seriously injured and bedridden. ”

"Rubbish, a bunch of rubbish!" Yu Wenyun kicked the bookcase in front of him to the ground, and his angry appearance frightened the maids of the palace in the main hall like cicadas, and they couldn't wait to have a crack in the ground to get into.

"And you bastard, you have repeatedly said to me that you will crusade against the Qi country, but now it's good, we haven't occupied a city and a half of the Qi country, but we have lost our troops and lost our money. Now that the army of Qi is pressing the border, and the border bandits are suspicious, how should I deal with it? You said! ”

The more Yu Wenyun spoke, the more angry he became, he quickly came to Zheng Yi, raised his foot and kicked it, Zheng Yi didn't dare to resist, and fell to the ground on the spot, so he was not embarrassed, and he became more and more angry and hateful to Yu Wenyun in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Weichen is wronged." Zheng Yicheng said in fear: "The country of Qi is indeed a big trouble for my Great Zhou, if we don't crusade against it now, and wait for it to sit big, my Great Zhou will be powerful." It's just that the joy and weirdness, I don't know where we got the magic weapon, and we are good at using conspiracy and tricks, we will be defeated if we are defenseless, this is the will of God, not the fault of war......"

"Shut up!"

Zheng Yi wanted to argue, but Yu Wenyun interrupted him rudely, looked at him fiercely, and said murderously: "You don't want to quibble anymore, let me ask you, is there a good way to retreat from the enemy?" If you can't say it, I'll take your head! ”

Zheng Yi's face turned pale suddenly, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Although he has a lot of plans behind his back, but at this time in this deep palace hall, Yuwen Yun killing him is as simple as pinching an ant to death, and he will die on the spot if he is not careful.

"Your Majesty, although the Qi army is like a rainbow, there are not many people after all, if we are united and fight to the death, it is not without a chance to win." As he spoke, Zheng Yi raised his head and secretly glanced at Yu Wenyun, who snorted coldly and did not speak.

"It's just that now our army's morale is low, the military strength is lacking, and the border is restless, so it is really not suitable to fight to the death with the Qi army. The minister thought that he could send someone to negotiate a truce with the Qi army. The Qi army seems to be fierce, but in fact it does not dare to fight the whole country, as long as we show weakness and offer gold and silver, they may not retreat. When the Qi army retreated, the emperor should make every effort to pacify the northwest border troubles, and in three or two years, my Great Zhou will recover from all his vitality, and he can repay today's humiliation. ”

The anger on Yu Wenyun's face dissipated a little, and he returned to the dragon chair and sat down, pondering for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "And spare your dog's life first, I will order you to be an envoy, go and negotiate with Huan, if you can't make Qi withdraw from the army, you will come to see you!" ”

"Yes!" Zheng Yiru was amnesty, said goodbye to Yu Wenyun and left in a hurry.

……

"You are Zheng Yi?"

In the military camp outside Yubi City, he happily met Zheng Yi, the person who helped Yang Jian seize the imperial power of the Yuwen clan in history. Judging from his political stance and deeds, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a courtier, but his speech and demeanor are not bad.

"Exactly down there." Zheng Yi's attitude was very respectful and careful, "The prestige of His Majesty the Emperor of Qi has long been like thunder, and today I finally got to see the face of heaven, which is really a blessing for three lives." ”

"You're here to negotiate, aren't you?" Xing Xing smiled faintly, and did not be polite to Zheng Yi again, but asked condescendingly.

Zheng Yi was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect to be so happy and direct, this negotiation may not be easy, but he quickly regained his composure, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty the Emperor of Qi, your two countries have the same root and origin, and there has always been no deep hatred and hatred. War is the original sin of the world, and the people are in dire straits, regardless of victory or defeat. It is often heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Qi is a benevolent and righteous king, who loves the people like a son, but now why does he want to raise troops to invade our borders, causing wars to break out and the lives of the people to be miserable? ”

He chuckled happily and said, "Your Excellency's words are wrong. Since Zhou Wuyu Wenyong, your Zhou State has invaded my Daqi several times, and my heart will not die, I don't like to fight, but I will not be afraid of war. Your Excellency is not going to say that those high-sounding reasons, the success of kings and defeats, have been caused since ancient times. Now, if you want a truce, you need to show sincerity, otherwise I won't have much time with you! ”

Zheng Yi's face was very ugly, he didn't expect Xing to be so domineering, without the slightest tactfulness. But the situation is like this, Zheng Yi can only swallow his anger. At this time, the Zhou State can be said to be full of dangers, if you are happy and insist on fighting, you may collapse in an instant, and the country will be wiped out.

In the next negotiations, Xing Xing did not participate, but handed over to Fu Fu to take full responsibility. Happy is very aware of Zhou Guo's situation, and is not afraid that they will not be convinced. Although the 150,000 Qi army was not much, with the artillery that turned one of the walls of Yubi City into ruins, it was enough to deter the entire Zhou State.

……

"Your Majesty, why don't you attack Chang'an in one go and completely annihilate the Zhou State. With the current morale of the Zhou State, our troops, the chance of victory is definitely more than seventy percent. ”

Wu Sangui looked very puzzled and happy, and looked a little unsatisfied. This handsome and gentle young man seems to have been born to kill.

smiled happily, looked at the clear blue sky, and said lightly: "You always have to eat a mouthful of rice." Although the Zhou State has been injured, the foundation is still there, if we put on a posture of letting them destroy the country, it will only arouse their resistance to the heart, and even if we win at that time, I am afraid that we will suffer heavy losses. ”

After a pause, he said happily: "What's more, it is easy to fall into the trap of the enemy if you drive straight into it." If the Turks and the Chen State make a comeback and fight to the death, we are afraid that we will not be able to protect ourselves. Don't forget that our own foundations are not solid. ”

There is another reason why he is happy not to say, that is, he does not want too many people to die tragically under the fire of war because of himself.

Wu Sangui was stunned, paused, and asked again: "Your Majesty, are we going to solve the Turkic problem in one fell swoop?" For him, the most regrettable thing is that he did not go to Yudu Jin Mountain with Qin Qiong and bring back the Turkic King Banner with his own hands.

"Definitely! You have to understand the truth that moderation is enough. He shook his head happily and said: "The Turks have more than one civil strife, and now they are too busy to take care of themselves, so don't pay attention to them for the time being." ”

Wu Sangui was about to speak, but Zhang Shunzhi arrived in a hurry, and said in a deep voice after seeing the salute: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Khitan Department in the north, Goguryeo sent 200,000 troops to attack the Khitan five days ago, and the Khitan King Dahe Chucai sent a message to you asking for help. ”

"Goguryeo?" The happy eyes narrowed slightly, and a surging murderous aura permeated from him, "I didn't look for them, but they dared to provoke me first, very good, very good!" A smile appeared on the corner of his happy mouth, and the chill revealed in it made Wu Sangui a little flustered.

"Pass on Qin Qiong to see you!"

Soon, Qin Qiong, dressed in military uniform, strode over. After several years of fighting in the south and the north, Qin Qiong's killing spirit has become heavier, and he has more of a general's style.

"Shubao, there is news from the north that Goguryeo's 200,000 troops are attacking the Khitan, and I am ready to send you to meet the battle, I don't know what you think?"

Qin Qiong replied without hesitation: "The last general is willing to go." ”

happily looked at Qin Qiong seriously and seriously: "The Goguryeo people are capricious, insidious and cunning, and sooner or later they will be a scourge, I hope you can completely eradicate them and open up the territory for me!" ”

Qin Qiong was smart, his breathing was a little short, and he couldn't help but be excited because of his happy words. Since ancient times, princes and generals, who do not hope to expand the territory and spread their fame through the ages. Now that he is happy to have entrusted him with this important task, it shows the trust in him, how can he not be excited?

"The emperor can rest assured, Qin Qiong will live up to the emperor's trust!" Qin Qiong said categorically, and was about to kneel down to salute, but Xing Xing stopped him, "I believe you won't let me down, but you are still very unfamiliar with the land of Yidi in the Northeast, be careful in everything, don't be greedy for merit." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Qin Qiong must be cautious." Qin Qiong looked happy with a grateful face.

The next day, Qin Qiong led 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 foot soldiers from Jinyang City to Khitan. This time, he was accompanied by Lu Zhishen, Gao Ying, Han Baohu, and Shi Wansui.

Five days later, Qin Qiong arrived at Khitan and joined up with Dahe Chucai's 50,000 army, a total of 130,000 troops marched all the way to the northeast and went straight to Goguryeo.

Goguryeo originally wanted to take advantage of the war between Qi and Zhou, and there was no time to go north, and the Turkic civil strife continued to annex the Khitan clan, but he never wanted to be happy that he had no intention of destroying the Northern Zhou at all, and would send a large army north to assist the Khitan clan.

Under the leadership of Qin Qiong, the Qi army was like a bamboo, not only annihilating the 200,000 Goguryeo army, but also capturing one-third of the Goguryeo city in one month.

The king of Goguryeo was so sick that he could not sleep well, and immediately sent an envoy to Jinyang, hoping to make a truce with the Qi state. Happy agreed on the surface, and ordered Qin Qiong to rest on the spot and stay vigilant, but secretly sent special forces and shadow assassin troops to infiltrate the rear of Goguryeo, waiting for an opportunity to move.

The negotiations between countries were the most troublesome, especially when they were happy, and the negotiations with Zhou and Chen took a full seven months from the beginning to the end, and the negotiations did not end until the end of the year.

Zhou and Chen paid an extremely huge price in order to stabilize the Qi state, but the negotiations with Goguryeo were indefinitely delayed under the instruction of Yue.

After a big war, the Qi State made a lot of money, especially the people's hearts were unprecedentedly condensed, and the control of all parties was more stable. And as the end of the year approaches, happy marriages are also on the agenda.