Chapter 638: A Delaying Tactic
readx;?“ What nonsense are you talking about! Yuan Kui struggled to shake off Ma Lun's arm and shouted, "Woman's opinion! ”
Ma Lun was stunned, since she got married, this is the first time Yuan Kui has spoken to her so loudly, and it is in front of outsiders. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info she was annoyed, blood surged up her cheeks, and her eyes widened. But as soon as he saw Yuan Kui's skinny face, and then looked at his armor that had not been taken off for many days, he couldn't help but lower his head, and guilt arose.
"Can't go down, can't go down." Yuan Kui was stunned for a moment, and then he became a little excited, he waved his hands, walked back and forth in the hall, and after only a few steps, he was a little out of breath. "I, the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, are famous all over the world, but now I have fallen to this point, how can I descend? Husband, if you don't succeed, you will become benevolent, and if you die, what is there to fear. Do you want to be the prisoner of that little doll? Even if I live in the world, what face will I see in the world, and what face will I have in the future, but I will see the ancestors and ancestors of my Yuan family......"
Yuan Kui roared, burst into tears, his voice was hoarse, and he said over and over again: "Can't fall, can't ......"
"Yuan Gong, you can not descend." Fa Yan suddenly shouted.
"Yes, it can't be lowered, it can't be lowered." Yuan Kui muttered a little nervously. Ma Lun heard the meaning of Fa Yan's words, and hurriedly asked, "Ji Mou, what is your plan?" ”
Fa Yan shook his head ashamedly: "What can I do, I only have one compromise." ”
At this time, Ma Lun had long since expected Fa Yan to have any clever plan to turn defeat into victory, and it was already an accident that there was a compromise method. She urged repeatedly, "Say it quickly." ”
Fa Yan adjusted his mood and said to Ma Lun: "Although our army is defeated at present, there are still tens of thousands of troops, Pingyu is still in our hands, Hefei Zhucheng is also under the control of our army, Guangling still has more than 30,000 troops, and the general of the Che Cavalry still controls Jizhou and half of Youzhou, and it has not yet reached the point of defeat." Years of conquest. The Kwantung region is tired, and the imperial court is anxious to pacify the world, but if we don't surrender, they will seize it city by city. I don't know how long it will be, which is probably the reason why the Son of Heaven asked Gongzi to write a letter to persuade him to surrender. ”
Maren nodded repeatedly. "What else?"
"Since we still have the strength to make the imperial court jealous, why don't we negotiate?" Fa Yan's eyes widened, and he looked at Malen wistfully: "Madam, if we don't surrender, we can negotiate." Negotiating, ma'am. Do you understand what I mean? ”
Maren was stunned for a moment, and nodded busily. Of course, she understood what Fa Yan meant, surrender was nothing, and let the Son of Heaven dispose of it, but negotiation was not, even if she couldn't restore the glory of the Yuan family, at least she could save the lives of the whole family, with the strength that the Yuan family still had in their hands. Even if the Son of Heaven is angry, it is impossible to easily refuse this, and maybe he can be knighted to appease him. Over the years. There are not a few people who accept Zhao'an after the rebellion, and which of those people can have the strength of the Yuan family.
"Yes, yes, negotiate, negotiate, we don't surrender, we negotiate." Ma Lun grabbed Yuan Kui's arm and said in a loud voice, comforting the emotional Yuan Kui. Yuan Kui's emotions gradually calmed down, and he sat on the couch weakly. Close your eyes tightly, old tears are in your eyes. Mullen spoke for a long time before he slowly put away his tears and sighed.
"Negotiations?"
"yes, negotiating." Ma Lun and Fa Yan were relieved to see that Yuan Kui had calmed down. I saw Yuan Kui like that just now. They were very worried that Yuan Kui would go crazy because of this.
"How? What to talk about? Yuan Kui looked at Ma Lun and then at Fa Yan with some confusion.
Mullen and Fa Yan were also stunned, although they thought of using negotiation instead of surrender, they had not yet thought about how to do it. However, seeing that Yuan Kui's mood on the verge of collapse was alleviated because of this, Ma Lun didn't dare to let go of this good excuse, rolled his eyes, and forced a calm smile: "How you want to talk about it, of course, it's up to you to decide." ”
"Me? What can I decide? Yuan Kui slowly sat up straight and muttered.
Fa Yan also moved: "Yuan Gong, no matter how you talk about it, at least you can slow it down, maybe the Che Cavalry General will make a comeback?" ”
"A delaying tactic?" Yuan Kui's eyes lit up, and his scattered eyes finally refocused. Ma Lun frowned, stopped talking, and echoed Yuan Kui with a forced smile.
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Xiao Tianzi sneered, threw Yuan Kui's reply on the case, and his disdain overflowed: "Negotiation, he is still qualified to negotiate with me?" It's really a shame. ”
Yang Xiu stood aside very embarrassed, blushing, bowing his head, and not saying a word. Zhou Yu stepped forward to pick up the letter, looked at it carefully, his eyes flashed, he glanced at Yang Xiu, who was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Yuan family still holds a lot of land and troops, and if you want to negotiate, you still have a little confidence." ”
Xiao Tianzi's eyes lit up and glared at Zhou Yu, who met his gaze and blinked. Xiao Tianzi was stunned for a moment, faked coughing twice, waved his hand and said, "Yang Xiu, show this letter to your uncle." ”
Yang Xiu hurriedly answered, picked up the letter, and ran away.
Xiao Tianzi sat in front of the desk, beckoned to Zhou Yu, and motioned for Zhou Yu to come closer. "You say, what is Yuan Kui's idea?"
Zhou Yu smiled: "This is naturally a plan to delay the army." Yuan Shao came and went faster, Yuan Kui's hope that his desire to relieve the siege of Pingyu was frustrated, and he was only afraid that he would be hit hard at this moment. But after all, Yuan Shao has not been defeated, but only temporarily retreated, and it is normal for Yuan Kui not to give up. It just so happened that His Majesty surrendered, and he wanted to bargain with His Majesty, buy a little time, and then see the result. ”
Xiao Tianzi pondered for a moment, but also a little hesitant. "The hussar general led a large army to pursue Yuan Shao, there are only 20,000 troops here, although there are powerful weapons in hand, but there are 30,000 people in the city, as the lord of all surnames in the world, how can I kill more as a virtue? 30,000 people is not a small number, and once the killing is too heavy, it is inevitable that the people of Runan will have some complaints about me in the future. But if you don't kill them, it won't be easy for 20,000 people to control 30,000 prisoners. ”
Zhou Yu arched his hand and smiled: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and the people in Pingyu City will definitely be grateful for Your Majesty's benevolence after hearing it." Your Majesty, the rout of the Yuan family is imminent, and we are not in a hurry at this time, just a few days of perfunctory with him, it is not a big deal. When the time comes, the hussar general and the Wei general will defeat Yuan Shao, Yuan Kui's hope will be cut off, naturally there is no idea of luck, His Majesty will give him a little more way out, what is the difference between this negotiation and surrender? ”
Xiao Tianzi nodded slowly.
"Also, the fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family are extremely well-connected, if the Yuan family is cut off as a rebellion, what will happen to the people who follow the Yuan family? The handling is heavy, the grievance is too heavy, the handling is light, and others are not satisfied. If you can give Yuan Kui a little face, those people will naturally be grateful for Your Majesty's benevolence, can they still be loyal to Your Majesty? ”
Xiao Tianzi raised his eyebrows, rolled his eyes twice, and laughed silently. He pointed at Zhou Yu and said with a wicked smile: "Gong Jin, this is what your father meant, right?" ”
Zhou Yu smiled: "Your Majesty, it is the wish of all the scholars who have had dealings with the Yuan family. ”
"You know that you are both public and private." Xiao Tianzi smiled proudly, stood up, and waved his sleeves. "Okay, he wants to delay it for two days, and I want to delay it for two days, so it's up to who can afford it."
Zhou Yu was overjoyed and bowed down again.
Xiao Tianzi was in a happy mood, walked lightly to the queen mother's tent, and saw Cao Rui's skirt hidden at the door of the tent, so he couldn't help laughing and slowed down. Since Liu He followed Liu Xiu to intercept Yuan Shao, Cao Rui has become the only companion who can be said in front of the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother did not allow Cao Rui to covet the position of queen assigned to Liu He, the Queen Mother did not reject the well-behaved and lovely Cao Rui. But Xiao Tianzi knew that Cao Rui was only well-behaved in front of him and the Queen Mother, and he was not so obedient at home, and he saw Cao Ang many times when he talked about his sister, both proudly and a little troubled helpless expression. Xiao Tianzi waved his hand, signaling the guards outside the tent door not to make a sound, he stood quietly outside the tent for a while, listening to the sound of Cao Rui muttering in the tent near the end, and then coughed: "Queen Mother, I'm here." ”
As soon as the words fell, Cao Rui opened the tent door and poked her head out, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is here." ”
Xiao Tianzi nodded, stepped into the tent, walked in front of the Empress Dowager Song, and bowed respectfully: "How is the Queen Mother?" ”
Empress Dowager Song smiled gently: "Okay, good, seeing Your Majesty's progress so fast, I am not only in good health, but also in a better mood." ”
"The queen mother has won the prize." Xiao Tianzi turned his head and looked at Cao Rui with a smile: "Could it be that you went to be a little spy again just now?" ”
Cao Rui raised her sleeves, covered her mouth and chuckled, the corners of her eyes crooked, like a little fox. "Your Majesty, the concubine is also acting on orders, and she has no choice but to do so. Besides, the concubine didn't deliberately eavesdrop, but just went to see the eldest brother, but unfortunately heard a few words. It is also because His Majesty's voice is loud, such as Huang Zhong Dalu, which can be heard ten steps away, and the concubine just doesn't want to hear it, and she doesn't have time to cover her ears. ”
"Hahaha......" Xiao Tianzi laughed, pointed at Cao Rui and said: "Queen Mother, look, what kind of minister are you using." ”
The Empress Dowager Song couldn't help laughing, if you want to be well-behaved, Liu He is not weaker than Cao Rui, but when it comes to sharp teeth, Cao Rui is better than Liu He. Liu He's temperament is not like her father, Emperor Xiaoling, but more like her mother, who has a gentle temperament and is not good at words. Thinking that Liu He might be bullied by Cao Rui in the future, the Empress Dowager Song couldn't help but be a little worried, but thinking about Liu He's tough personality recently, the Empress Dowager Song became a little proud. This is the same as her, soft and hard, hidden needles, and now there is an extremely strong father Liu Xiu to guide, much luckier than she was back then, after entering the palace, there is her mother as the queen mother, and there is a general's fake father outside, no matter how cunning Cao Rui is, it is not so easy to bully Liu He.
What makes the Empress Dowager Song even more satisfied is that Cao Rui is just a little smart, and Liu He is by Liu Xiu's side, with a wider range of knowledge, and has made great progress in the way of governing the country and the army. From the words that Xiao Tianzi often mentioned Liu He recently, you can hear a trace of jealousy and envy that he has hidden very well.