Chapter Seventy-Six: Peace

Xie Xiangcun said again: "I came here today just to send some good wine to your army, and I don't know if General Bian Gao can come close and listen to my heartfelt words." ”

The strategist beside Bian Gao said: "Don't come forward, general, I'm afraid of fraud." ”

Xie Xiangcun smiled slightly, untied the Shang Fang sword on his shoulder, handed it to the attendants beside him, and said to Bian Gao: "I have heard that General Jiuwen has great courage, and he will not even dare to approach a person who does not have a blade." After that, he said to the guards beside him: "You all return to the formation, I have something to say, I want to tell General Bian Gao alone." ”

Only Xie Xiangcun was left alone, and more than a dozen cars loaded with fine wine.

Bian Gao urged him to step forward, if he didn't come forward again and spread the word, he would definitely be called a coward.

Bian Gao and Xie Xiangcun's war horses were intertwined with each other, Xie Xiangcun smiled slightly, and asked, "General Bian, do you know what the title of the flute I played just now?" ”

Bian Gao said bluntly: "I'm not good at music, so I don't know the name of this song." ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "This flute song is called 'Tears from People'. General Bian is going out on an expedition, and his family must be very worried about you, so I will present this song to the general. ”

When he mentioned his family, Bian Gao was worried and angry. At present, his family is imprisoned in the Tang Palace, and if he disobeys the orders of the Tang Lord, all his family members will be killed. This is the reason why he didn't want to go back to Tang, but he didn't dare not return to Tang.

Bian Gao said: "General Xie, I am a rough person, if you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly, you don't have to go around in circles." ”

Xie Xiangcun smiled again and said: "I heard that the government and the opposition of the Tang State are rumoring that the general is going to establish himself as the king of the Fujian State, and the lord of the Tang State has recruited the general to return to China. Ming people don't say dark words, in my opinion, the general returned to China this time, but he was afraid that his life would not be guaranteed. ”

What Xie Xiangcun said was a secret of the Tang State. Bian Gao didn't expect Xie Xiangcun to know so clearly about the affairs of Tang Guo, and said in amazement: "How did you know?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "How I know, it doesn't matter. What matters is your choice, General. ”

Bian Gao said: "If you want to persuade me to surrender to Wu Yueguo, then you should die as soon as possible." ”

Xie Xiangcun said considerately: "The general surrendered to Wu Yueguo, and his life was saved, but your family members who were imprisoned in the Tang Palace will all be executed by capital punishment." You and I are both people who work for the lord of the country, how can I bear to let the general's family suffer misfortune? ”

Xie Xiangcun's words, when he talked about Bian Gao's pain, also deeply moved him. Although Bian Gao was silent, he already had a concern for Xie Xiangcun.

Xie Xiangcun saw Bian Gao's attitude soften, and said further: "General Bian, these wines are too meager as a meeting gift, in fact, I have a big gift that I want to give to the general." ”

Bian Gao said: "I don't know what kind of gift it is?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "That is to let your family return to you safely." ”

Bian Gao looked at Xie Xiangcun in astonishment and said, "How is this possible?!" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "I can say it, and I can do it naturally." The dissatisfied general, Li Ding, the prince of the Tang Kingdom, has been captured by Wu Yueguo's army on the way to replace you. ”

Bian Gao's eyes widened and he looked at Xie Xiangcun in disbelief.

Xie Xiangcun said in a low voice: "Now there are two paths in front of the general, one is to be the enemy of our country and continue to fight. Then I will kill Li Town, and then blame you, saying that you want to be the king of Fujian, so you killed the prince. If this is the case, even if the general rushes back to the Tang Kingdom, his family will have been executed for a long time. ”

Bian Gao's eyes widened angrily, and he almost scolded.

Xie Xiangcun immediately said: "General, don't worry, there is a second way." ”

Bian Gao gritted his teeth and said, "You say! ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "You and I will make peace between the two armies. The Min royal family has no descendants, and it is no longer possible to restore the country, so it is better for us to divide the Fujian country. The east belongs to Wu Yue, and the place that the general has occupied in the west belongs to the general. ”

Bian Gao said: "Then my family, what should I do?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "The prince of the Tang Kingdom, can't you exchange it for your family?" You exchange Li Town, plus a vassal to the Tang Kingdom, in exchange for your family. I think there's always a chance of winning. ”

Bian Gao's heart lit up, but he was still afraid that there was fraud in it, and asked, "Why do you want to help me?" ”

Xie Xiangcun said: "You and I have equal strength, if we really fight a decisive battle, we will only lose both." The common people of Fujian are even more miserable. But the truce and the war, you have Wu Yueguo as the backing, and Tang Guo can't help the general. And I, Wu Yueguo, have generals guarding western Fujian, and I can also sit back and relax. At that time, you are no longer a minister, but the real king of Fujian, although on the surface you claim to be a minister to the Tang Kingdom, as long as your family returns to your side, you don't have to pay attention to the villains who make you sell your life and plot against you behind your back. ”

Bian Gao's heart thumped, and Xie Xiangcun said: "You and I are fortunate to meet today, the general intends to negotiate peace, and he can send envoys to my Chinese army tent at any time to talk." ”

After that, he turned the horse's head and rode back from Bian Gao's side, Bian Gao just wanted to turn the horse's head and return to his own formation, Xie Xiangcun turned around and smiled, holding a carved arrow in his hand, and said: "I heard that the arrow of the general's carved arrow is soaked in poison. "The carved arrow in Xie Xiangcun's hand, the arrow is shining green in the sun, which is completely different from the ordinary arrowhead of iron gray, and it is the exclusive secret of Bian Gao.

Bian Gao realized that one of his carved arrows was pulled out of the quiver by Xie Xiangcun when the two horses were staggered, if Xie Xiangcun had secretly attacked him with this poisonous arrow just now, he would have been seriously injured at this time.

Xie Xiangcun carved the arrow in his hand and put it on the ground violently, and its strength was so great that not only the iron arrow, but also the wooden arrow shaft, some of which were submerged in the soil. Bian Gao is a master of martial arts, and at this time he realized that Xie Xiangcun was not only agile, but also had deep internal strength. In the army of 10,000 horses, taking the head of a general is as easy as finding a bag. What a terrible enemy.

Two days later, Bian Gao and Xie Xiang negotiated peace, and the two armies stopped fighting.

Wu Yue's national soldiers were bloodless, and they did not lose one soldier and one general to expand their territory, which lasted less than a month. The Southern Tang Dynasty consumed a lot of national strength, military power, and financial resources, and almost even lost the life of the prince, and only brought himself an enemy who actually occupied the western side of the Fujian State, although he ostensibly claimed to be subordinate to the Tang State.

General Xu was almost angry at Xie Xiangcun's delay in the fighter. However, Xie Xiangcun told him that if the prince of Tang was killed and the Tang army was wiped out, it would trigger the outbreak of a full-scale war between Wu Yue and Tang. The price of their victory over Bian Gao in Fujian was that the entire country of Wu Yue would fall into disaster. And now the richest eastern region of Fujian is all attributed to Wu Yue, because of this war, Wu Yue has become stronger, and the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty has been greatly damaged, and the victory or defeat of the war has been decided.

Regarding Xie Xiangcun's decision, Wu Yue's court was full of controversy, which was obviously a good thing to expand the territory, but the ministers who strongly opposed the dispatch of troops at the beginning all accused Xie Xiangcun of not using troops in hindsight and missed a great opportunity. But Qian Hongzuo knew that Xie Xiangcun had won the greatest benefit for him at the lowest price. At that time, Wu Yue's policy towards the Southern Tang Dynasty was definitely not to attack, but to protect himself. Xie Xiangcun's judgment of the national strength of the two countries at that time was accurate.

Because the soldiers and people of Fujian moved from the western inland to the eastern coastal side in large numbers, the military expenditure was huge, but they did not have heavy troops, and it was difficult to resist the threat from western Fujian.