After appeasing everyone, Yuangai Suwen came to the porridge bucket again, he looked at the gruel and dry cakes, and immediately glared at Qi Liang and said, "Just give this to the prisoners of war?" ”

Qi Liang said coldly: "The pie is still added for the sake of the son's face, their daily food is Sanhe rice, and they are not allowed to work, they will not be starved to death, this is the rule of our Sui army for prisoners of war, and it is the same in Qingzhou, there is no special abuse of them." ”

Yuangai Suwen restrained the anger in his heart, clenched his fists and pleaded: "Can you ask the general to give a little more food every day?" We will give back double the food. ”

Qi Liang glanced at the prisoners of war around him with an expectant face, and said slowly: "The system is the system, if the marshal doesn't speak, none of us dare to change it without authorization, but we have two systems for prisoners of war, don't work, only three rice and half two salts a day, if they are willing to work, then one liter of rice a day, two taels of salt, and vegetable broth, they can choose by themselves." ”

"What do you need to do?"

Qi Liang pointed to the large forest in the distance, "There is only one thing, cut the wood, and then send it to the dock." ”

Yuan Gai Suwen was helpless, so he had to say to Qi Liang: "Then please ask General Qi to give them a choice!" ”

"Yes! I'll let them choose later. ”

Without further delay, he turned around and left the prisoner of war camp and headed for the bay pier, where he had to rush back to Pyongyang and report to his father about the situation.

Qi Liang looked at his back and walked away, and shouted loudly: "Gather after lunch, let them choose whether to work or enjoy happiness!" ”

The traffic of the Sui Dynasty was very inconvenient, and it took several days, or even ten days, to travel between the counties, and if it was a cross-border journey, it was necessary to measure it in months, when the Goguryeo envoy came to Beihai County for the second time, the time had reached the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

This time. Jang Hyun personally met with the Goguryeo envoys, and in addition to the Goguryeo envoys, there was also a Goguryeo servant of the Ministry of Rites, named Wu Yujun, who was also from a famous family in Goguryeo, and he was a confidant of Quan Huan. Due to Yuan Taizuo's failure to save people, he lost his leading position in this matter, and now Quan Huan is leading the negotiation.

The negotiations were held in the main hall of the Beihai County Government, with Wu Yujun on the Goguryeo side as the main envoy, Yuangai Suwen as the deputy envoy, and Zhang Xuan on the Qingzhou side personally presiding, Wei Yunqi and Fang Xuanling as the left and right deputies.

Wu Yujun was about thirty years old, of medium stature, and appeared to be extremely shrewd and capable. Able to speak fluent Chinese, he said to Zhang Xuan very frankly: "Through several contacts, we have understood General Zhang's conditions, but I think it is necessary to confirm the needs of both sides first. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and nodded, "Your attitude is very good, please say it!" ”

Wu Yujun took out a document, opened it and said slowly: "At present, we hope that you can return the city of humble luxury and withdraw the troops from the Liaodong Peninsula. This is one; The second is to hope that you can release all the prisoners of war and give them enough food to return to the city of bones. This is two; The third is to hope that you can return Jian Wuqi and Ning Shoude, of course, if Ning Shoude is not in Qingzhou, you can not consider it here, and the fourth is to return a hundred cargo ships and crews. Please confirm the above four points. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded secretly, this person is indeed a capable official, his thinking is very clear, the details are appropriate, and he expresses himself very clearly.

He was in no hurry to confirm. He smiled and said, "I want to hear more about the conditions you are willing to pay." ”

Wu Yujun said: "At the beginning, General Zhang put forward two conditions, one is to return five Hengyang Prefectures, followed by 50,000 pairs of Mingguang armor, we can return five Hengyang Prefectures, but we are indeed a little struggling with 50,000 pairs of Mingguang armor, we can only take out 30,000 pairs at most, can the general change to other conditions?" ”

Zhang Xuan glanced at Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling understood, and said with a smile: "Wu Shilang expressed it very clearly, but I want to make it clear that the condition we mentioned before was that there was no premise of 10,000 prisoners of war and cargo ships, but now that 10,000 prisoners of war and 100 cargo ships have been added, of course the conditions will change slightly, which we hope you can understand." ”

Yuangai Suwen's face suddenly turned very pale, this is what his father is most worried about, the other party is asking for a price again, and more importantly, the 10,000 army is their part, no matter what price the other party offers, their family will bear it.

Wu Yujun hesitated slightly, nodded and said, "We can understand, please continue." ”

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "Since both sides are sincere, then I will open a final price, five transoceanic boats and 30,000 pairs of Mingguang armor I can accept, and I will not add other materials, but I need to build a transit terminal to Liaodong on the Liaodong Peninsula, so I can return the city to you, but I need to keep the bay, or give me Huilong Town." ”

Wu Yujun's face changed greatly, and he said for a while: "It is our basic condition that your army withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula, and I am afraid that I can't agree to this." ”

"If I withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula and then occupy Huilong Town, will you be able to defend against it? In fact, I think Wu Shilang should be realistic, the Liaodong Peninsula was originally the territory of my Central Plains, and I have every reason to take it back, and now I just need a transit seaport to facilitate the fleet to go to Liaodong, why can't you agree? ”

Wu Yujun couldn't answer, and at this time, Yuan Gai Suwen on the side said without hesitation: "We can accept the general's conditions." ”

"You"

Wu Yujun was in a hurry, pointed at Yuan Gai Suwen and scolded angrily: "How can you overstep your authority!" ”

Zhang Xuan secretly admired Yuan Gai Suwen's decisiveness, he deserved to be a hero in history, he saw the problem very thoroughly, and when he was decided, what did he say if he wanted to see Wu Yujun?

Wu Yujun was anxious, and hurriedly said to Zhang Xuan: "General Zhang, we have a little internal disagreement and need to communicate, can we continue to talk tomorrow?" ”

"Absolutely, you guys have a good night's rest!"

Zhang Xuan turned back to Wei Yunqi and said, "Yunqi, arrange for them to rest and entertain them as VIPs." ”

Wei Yun nodded, "General, don't worry!" I'll arrange it. ”

In the room of the post house, a fierce quarrel broke out between Wu Yujun and Yuangai Suwen, and Wu Yujun was furious and said: "The king has repeatedly said that the Sui army must be asked to withdraw from the Liaodong Peninsula, this is the most basic condition, why did you agree to the other party's conditions without authorization after discussing with me, what is the difference between letting the other party continue to garrison troops on the Liaodong Peninsula and occupy the humble city?" ”

Yuangai Suwen didn't have a trace of expression on his face, and said coldly: "Zhang Xuan said very clearly, even if he gives up the humble city, he can come back at any time, whether we can occupy the Liaodong Peninsula is not a negotiation document, but whether we can have the strength to control the Liaodong Peninsula, why can't we promise him, wait for our army to completely control the Liaodong Peninsula, and then drive them out, this is the really effective means, what is negotiation?" ”

"Then don't negotiate!"

Wu Yujun shouted a little out of shape: "We don't have to pay anything, just let them occupy the Humble City, anyway, sooner or later we can take it back, and the 10,000 troops will be solved by your Yuan family!" ”

"Wu Shilang, I suggest you calm down first, and then we will talk."

Wu Yujun walked to the window, clasped his hands in front of his chest and looked out the window, forcing himself to calm down slowly, he suddenly realized that Yuan Gai Suwen represented his father's will, and Yuan Taizuo was not someone he could resist.

After a long while, he asked calmly, "Is this General Yuan's personal opinion, or is it Lord Mo Lizhi's opinion?" ”

Yuangai Suwen took out his father's gold medal from his arms, "My will is also my father's will, and I will bear all the consequences." ”

Yuan Taizuo actually gave Mo Lizhi's gold medal to Yuan Gai Suwen, Wu Yujun was speechless, and after a while, he sighed: "Okay! Since General Yuan took out the gold medal of Lord Mo Lizhi, then what else can I say, General Yuan decides! ”

At the beginning of November of the twelfth year of the Great Cause, Zhang Xuan and the Goguryeo envoys reached an agreement that Goguryeo would return five transoceanic boats and 30,000 pairs of Mingguang armor, and agreed that the Qingzhou Army would temporarily borrow the Huilongzhen Wharf as a transit port in Liaodong for a period of one year, and after one year, the Qingzhou Army must return the Huilongzhen Wharf and withdraw all troops from the Liaodong Peninsula.

As a reciprocal condition, Jang Hyun promised to withdraw from the city after all the ships and supplies arrived, and at the same time release all the prisoners of war and 100 cargo ships.

At this point, a crisis caused by the Sui army's attack on the Liaodong Peninsula came to an end for the time being, but the battle for the Liaodong Peninsula was far from over, and Goguryeo began to shift its focus to the Liaodong Peninsula and strengthen its control over the Liaodong Peninsula.

(To be continued.) )