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Although the crown prince Zhao Heng was mediocre in intelligence, he was not stupid, and he also realized that the Turkic national teacher Hu Erchi was attacking with defense. Then I thought that the Turks were obviously defeated by Great Xia, and they fell into civil strife and division, why did Khurchi dare to do this?

Unless he had already anticipated that the 400,000 heavy soldiers on the northern border of Great Xia would not dare to let go of the army to the south because they were held back by the Turks. At the same time, Great Xia was now overstretched in terms of military strength and national strength, and it was temporarily powerless and unnecessary to launch a full-scale decisive battle against the Turks. That Kuerchi saw the weakness of Great Xia, and only in the peace talks did he have the confidence to win despite defeat! The next bargaining between the two sides will undoubtedly become more and more difficult.

Zhao Heng thought about this section clearly, and immediately found a high-sounding reason for himself not to ask Yang Zhi: even if it is true that as his father said, Yang Zhi has the talent of a traitor, the ability to govern the world, and the courage of a fierce general, but if there is no strong national and military support behind him, then he is also powerless to change the overall situation. Go to him? Do you think he is a god?

Although Zhao Heng was very in awe of the emperor's father, he also thought that he was not an immortal. Even a scheming prime minister like Wang Yunong was at a loss, which not only made him more convinced of his own judgment, but also swept away the inferiority complex that he doubted in his heart that he was incompetent.

tactfully told Wang Yunong his thoughts, and Wang Yunong muttered: "The old minister is also thinking about himself, the Turkic desolate and bitter cold land is useless, and he is not afraid of you occupying it." The Turks have no fixed place to live, few houses and wealth, and they are not afraid of your plunder. It was in this way that he negotiated peace with the Turks, and it was not comparable to the alliance under the city that Bactria had concluded with the kingdoms in the past. ”

"Such a long delay is extremely detrimental to my Great Xia, but if the Turks are not sincere in negotiating peace, they will not send an envoy to Chang'an. Therefore, the old minister thought that the prince might as well send a clever person today, in the name of asking the Turkic mission what supplies were needed in the pavilion, to probe the national teacher Huerchi. Then, taking advantage of the suspension of the discussion tomorrow, the old minister will draw up a peace negotiation plan that is closest to the bottom line of the two sides, and the emperor will respectfully ask for the holy ruling. I wonder what the prince thinks? ”

For the crown prince Zhao Heng. This is indeed a safe and uneventful treatment. Although he can't shine, he won't lose points. After pondering for a while, he said, "The king has a good discussion. Later, I sent Pei Xianzhong, an attendant of the East Palace, to the Baqiao Pavilion to express his condolences to the Turkic mission on behalf of the prince. After that, he will inform Wang Xiang of the details. ”

Wang Yunong nodded silently. The disappointment in his eyes passed imperceptibly: the prince's intelligence is mediocre, but he is a good hand at playing with his cleverness and slippery head!

Wang Yunong took the initiative to propose that he draw up a plan to play the emperor, and the emperor ordered the crown prince to take charge of the matter, and Wang Yunong was just a "assistant". Zhao Heng should at least express his position and play a joint game, and Wang Yunong took the opportunity to say "Prince Xie is compassionate". To show respect for the prince. But Zhao Heng actually pretended that he couldn't hear it! Pei Xianzhong is his confidant and cronies, everyone knows it, and he is a good person, but the responsibility is borne by others. As the prince of a country, he is so afraid to take responsibility! I have reached the end of my life, and I have lost my thoughts when I am the best, but who will dare to die for you in the future?

Yi Hu Erchi's shrewdness saw through Pei Xianzhong's intention at a glance. He was also worried that if the quarrel was too stiff, Emperor Xia would be annoyed and angry, and he would brazenly start another war with the Turks. The double price of the bottom line of the Western Turks was vaguely revealed, so as to fully leave room for bargaining.

In the afternoon of the next day, the prince and Wang Yunong came to the imperial study together. Report to the Emperor 1510 on the progress of the peace talks in the past few days.

"The Turkic Turkic Khan is willing to pay tribute to Great Xia, and the two countries will reconcile their alliance and never fight again. The Turks paid tribute to Bactria every year with thousands of horses, cattle and sheep. The Turkic national teacher Khurchi Dai Tuxi Khan asked the Emperor of Bactria to reward the Turks with 1 million taels of silver, 100,000 catties of tea, and 50,000 horses of silk every year. The two countries are bounded by the Great Wall...... ”

Compared with the peace agreement reached between Bactria and the Turks in Shuofang the previous year, in addition to taking up the face of the Turks' vassals and paying tribute, the "reward" they demanded was only one-third of that of the previous year. Zhao Heng and Wang Yunong both thought that after some negotiations, the emperor should be reluctant to accept it.

The emperor did not wait for Wang Yunong to finish reading the chapter. He waved his hand and interrupted and asked, "Heng'er, who drew up this peace negotiation plan?" ”

"Back to my father, it's the king...... After several discussions with his sons, they were drawn up together. ”

"When you draw up this peace negotiation plan. Have you ever consulted with Yang Zhi? Does Yang Zhi know the specific contents? ”

"The Flying Tiger Marquis has not participated in the discussion, and the sons have not yet informed him of this plan."

"Do you know why the Turks took the initiative to send an envoy to Chang'an to ask for peace?"

Zhao Heng faintly felt that the situation was not good, and replied stubbornly: "It was because General Wei personally led the army out of Shuofang to fight fiercely with the Turkic iron cavalry, and Geng Chao and Yang Zhitong led the raid army to sweep through the desert, so that the Turks suffered unprecedented heavy losses. And also. Yang Zhi went to the Turkic court alone to ....... ”

"You don't have to be so verbose, just tell me: Is Great Xia defeated or won? I ask you again, how many Da Xia Erlang died in the desert this time? ”

Zhao Heng's hands and feet were cold when he heard this, and he knelt down and said: "Enlighten the father, the son thinks it is ......." ”

"Answer me!"

“…… It's my Great Xia that has won a great victory. The soldiers of Great Xia died in the desert this time, and there were more than 43,000 people before and after. ”

The emperor's face was still calm, but his tone was terrifying: "Do you know how I feel when I hear this peace negotiation plan? I'm so scared! I ask you again, do you know what I'm afraid of? ”

Zhao Heng squeaked and didn't know how to answer, so he had to kowtow to the ground again and again.

The emperor suddenly got up, stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, and scolded viciously: "You still know that it was Daxia who won!" After listening to your plan, I thought that Great Xia was a complete failure! You don't know what I'm afraid of, do you? Well, I'll tell you! I'm afraid that after a hundred years, I won't have the shame to see the tens of thousands of heroic souls who died in the desert! If Yang Zhi knew that I had reached a peace agreement with the Turks on such conditions, I was afraid that he would turn around and vote for Nanchu! ”

"The one who wins takes advantage of the big one who loses, what are you afraid of him? If he wants to fight, you will fight! I've been fighting him for decades, and I'm still afraid of this time? You are the prince of a dignified country, can you show a little courage and courage, so that I can see if you are still my son! ”

As the saying goes, the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, Wang Yunong has been the prime minister for many years, and he has adhered to the creed of "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent".

Seeing that the crown prince Zhao Heng was aggrieved and tearful, trembling with fright like a frightened chicken, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After the emperor turned around and sat down angrily, he pleaded for the crown prince: "Your Majesty, the situation of peace talks with the Turks this time is indeed very different from the peace treaties made with the countries in the past. The Turkic national teacher Khurchi is an elite talent that is unique among the Turks. Since the prince was ordered to take charge of this matter, he has worked hard and has not been tired in the slightest, and the old minister implored the emperor to be sympathetic to the prince's difficulties. ”

The emperor sneered: "If there is no difficulty, why bother him to take the crown prince's command?" Message: Summoning the flying tiger marquis to enter the palace immediately! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )