"Don't kneel yet."

The guard holding the halberd next to him shouted, and the envoy who was looking around was so frightened that he suddenly collapsed on the ground, lowered his head and said in a trembling voice in a non-standard Qin language: "Ginseng...... See The King. ”

Ren Huan and Zhao Tuo looked at each other and smiled, they were very happy to see the cowardice of the messenger.

Everyone likes to negotiate with soft bones, and they are no exception.

"Can you speak Qin?" Ren Huan carefully wiped the jade dragon cup in his hand with a handkerchief, as if all his interest was on the cup, and asked casually.

The envoy of Xiou was about forty years old, his body was slightly blessed, his face was a little pale, and his steps were vain when he came in.

Ren Huan began to be a little confused, and couldn't figure out the purpose of the Song Dynasty sent by King Xiou.

"Little ...... The villain had traveled to Chudi for several years before, and he would ...... knows a little Central Plains, so this time he was forced to send him to negotiate peace with the king. The messenger kneeling in the place stammered back, with a bitter face and a helpless face. Ren Huan in the seat couldn't help laughing when he saw it, and his tone was not so stern.

"Call me General, don't call me wrong, if you call it wrong, you'll lose your head."

"Yes, yes, General." The reply of the messenger Nono.

"Tell me, what are you going to do?"

The messenger knelt on the ground, turned his head and kept looking at the person next to him, his eyes kept signaling Ren Huan to retreat left and right, but Ren Huan pretended not to see it, and still concentrated on wiping the jade dragon cup in his hand.

In the end, Zhao Tuo couldn't help it and yelled, "Say it quickly." ”

"I said, I said, I said it." The messenger lay on the ground and nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and was bluffed by Zhao Tuo, and he did not stutter but became fluent.

"The villain is to negotiate a truce with the general on behalf of the Xiou Kingdom, since the beginning of the war, our country and your army have suffered heavy casualties, for the sake of peace between the two sides......"

Ren Huan frowned and unceremoniously interrupted his nonsense, "So you are planning to surrender, is this what you mean by translating Song?" ”

"It's peace talks, not surrender." The messenger whispered a protest on the ground, and said, "Our king is dead. ”

"Dead!" Zhao Tuo's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but interject. "How did you die?"

"This ......" The messenger lying on the ground showed a look of hesitation, panted nervously, knelt up straight, took out a piece of cloth from his arms, and wiped the sweat that kept dripping from his forehead.

"Someone's coming." Ren Huan saw his hesitation and shouted. "Drag this man down and behead him."

"Don't, don't, don't." The messenger hurriedly waved his hand and pleaded with tears. "I said, I said, the general spares his life."

Ren Huan waved his hand to stop the guard.

"Our king is dying of old age."

Old and dead? Ren Huan was stunned for a moment, revealing a suspicious look, and the translator called Song Cai less than forty, how could he die of old age. The envoy saw Ren Huan's suspicions, and did not wait for him to ask, and quickly explained: "The holy relics of our clan are hidden in the dark room in the depths of the palace and never see the light of day, this is a holy relic given to us by the gods, and it has blessed the country of Xiou for hundreds of years. Mortals who borrow divine power in vain will be punished by heaven, so our royal ancestors have passed down the precept from generation to generation, and we cannot ask the gods for help unless we have to. ”

"The king has been there twice, and the second time we have defeated the Qin army, but every time the king comes out of the dark room, he has aged a lot, and the last time he was even whiter, looking like an old dragon clock. This time, it was the critical moment of life and death for our clan, and the king stood up and entered the dark room again, but this time he went in and never came out again. We waited for seven days and seven nights, and the royal city was in chaos, and I was selected to negotiate peace with the general. I beg the general to have mercy on us, and the Xi'ou Kingdom is willing to submit to the Qin Emperor and the general for generations. ”

After speaking, he didn't care about the pain, and kowtowed desperately on the ground, this time he really worked hard, you must know that there are also his relatives, wives and daughters in the city, as well as tens of thousands of properties.

Ren Huan's face was frightened, and he looked at Zhao Tuo for a while, and they both saw a look of surprise in the other party's eyes, could it be that such an evil thing is really the legendary Jiuding.

Ren Huan gave the guards beside him a look, motioned to help up the messenger who was kowtowing and begging, got up and sat down, and asked:

"What's your name, and what is your position in Xi'ou?"

"The villain's name is Yu Ju, and he is the half-brother of Yihu Song." Yu Ju replied cautiously.

"Half-brother." Ren Huan pondered for a while, a fine light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled: "Then do you want to be the king of Xiou?" ”

Yu Ju's body was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, he was originally just an ordinary clan member of the Xiou royal family, one of the dozen or so brothers of the Song Dynasty. It's not that he didn't think about the throne, it's just that his own power is far from enough to compete for the throne, but with the support of the Qin people, it's different. If this peace negotiation is successful, then the Qin State will be the suzerainty of Xiou, and in Baiyue, Ren's attitude is definitely related to the decision of the throne.

Of course, he is not a fool, he knows that Ren Huan must have a purpose in supporting him to ascend to the top.

Sure enough, Ren Huan continued with a smile: "The only condition is to hand over your holy relics to our Great Qin. ”

Yu Ju was so frightened that he shouted in a lost voice; "My lord, that is a sacred relic given to my clan by the gods, if the people of Xiou Kingdom know that I handed it over to the Qin people, let alone ascend the throne, I am afraid that I will be torn to pieces by the angry people immediately."

"Didn't you say no one had seen it?" Ren Huan walked up to him with a smile and said, his tone was full of temptation. "Then it's okay not to let others see it for the rest of your life, if you don't say it, if we don't say it, who will know?"

Where did Yu Ju dare to agree, shaking his head desperately, and muttered a Xiou language in his mouth, with a look of horror on his face.

Ren Huan glanced at Zhao Tuo, Zhao Tuo pulled out his saber and walked in front of Yu Ju with a cruel smile. "You're afraid of death, aren't you? Then now I will send you to your gods. ”

"Two choices." Ren Huan's smile was even gentler, and he raised two fingers in front of him. "One, you become the king of Xiou. The other one, you're in a different place now, choose. ”

Yu Ju, who was paralyzed on the ground, changed his face several times, and finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

"My lord, I need you to make sure that the news doesn't leak out. On the day of the surrender ceremony, I announced the appointment of His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire, and then put my guards in control of the entire palace. ”

"Also, I need more favorable terms for peace talks so that I can establish my prestige in the country." Yu Ju is not stupid, he knows that now is the best time to reap the benefits.

Sure enough, Ren Huan nodded and readily agreed.

"Yes, I will return the land within a radius of 300 miles to Xi'ou, and I can also return the 70,000 captured natives, such conditions are enough for you to go back and pay the errand." After speaking, he smiled and patted Yu Ju, who was still trembling.

"You're a smart guy, and I like to deal with smart people."

The surrender ceremony had ended for an hour, and the nobles who had come to the palace to participate in the city had also dispersed, but at this time, Ren Huan and Zhao Tuo were standing in front of an inconspicuous palace in the palace, waiting patiently.

Yu Ju's slightly blessed body flashed out from the side door of the hall.

"Two, please come with me." Yu Ju made a gesture of invitation and led the way in front of him.

"The people around this temple have been expelled by my guards, and now there are only two adults and me, and your guards. After a while, ask the guards of the adults to do it quickly. Remember to tell them not to peep at the holy relics, lest they suffer the damnation of God, my lord, ...... your lord" Yu Ju found that Ren Huan behind him did not follow, and asked a little strangely.

Ren Huan looked at him with a strange expression and said slowly. "Your holy relics really have the ability to survey the heavens."

"Yes." Yu Ju nodded, with a look of conviction. "My brother Wang is the second time to defeat your Qin army."

"You go down first."

Yu Ju looked at Ren Huan in puzzlement. "But, my lord, ......"

"Go down!" Ren Huan was slightly angry and glared at him angrily, Yu Ju didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly retreated.

Ren Huan didn't rush to speak, just paced slowly in the palace with his hands down.

"Do you want to see it?" Suddenly stopped, turned sideways and asked Zhao Tuo on the side.

Zhao Tuo shook his head. "I don't want to, this thing is too evil, I'm not tired of it."

"But I want to."

Ren Huan turned his head to look at the entrance of the dark dark room not far away, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "The ancients all said that fifty knew the mandate of heaven, and I am fifty-six this year, and I don't know what the mandate of heaven is. ”

"I'm fifty-six years old, you know, I've already enjoyed all the blessings I deserve, do you think there's anything I can't let go of at my age."

Zhao Tuo's body was shocked, he suddenly understood the meaning of Ren Huan's words, and said hurriedly; "But my lord, the land of Baiyue ......"

Ren Huan waved his hand to stop his words, and said with a smile: "I'm very relieved to have you, don't persuade me anymore, you can't change my mind." ”

"Wait for me outside, and if I don't come out for an hour, send someone in and load it into the carriage waiting outside the door, and don't look at it, and if it's far away, send someone to send it to your majesty."

More than half an hour passed, and Zhao Tuo, who was waiting outside the door, kept walking around anxiously, and he couldn't help but want to rush in to pick up the general several times, but finally held back.

Finally, Ren Huan came out, Zhao Tuo hurriedly greeted him, looked at him carefully, and found that Ren Huan's eyes were a little blurred except for his pale face, and there was no change in others, so he was relieved to be relieved for a long time.

"General......

Ren Huan responded in a trance, turned his head to look at Zhao Tuo, and his eyes were a little evasive.

Zhao Tuo could hardly believe his eyes, he saw a look in the general's eyes that he had never seen before.

Fear, is fear.

After a long while, Ren Huan came back to his senses, and said to Zhao Tuo with some trembling; "Don't ask anything, let the guards outside the palace go in, load it with black cloth and put it in the carriage, and order Chen Yu to lead a thousand cavalry along the Canglin Ancient Road directly to Xianyang to present to Your Majesty, without stopping in between."

After speaking, he paused, glanced at Zhao Tuo deeply, and said in a low voice: "As for these guards, they will all be disposed of afterwards." ”

"Zhao Tuo, how do I usually treat you?"

The two walked on the cold stone slabs of the palace, and the soldiers followed from a distance. Ren Huan didn't turn back, stopped his steps and asked Zhao Tuo, who had been following behind him.

Zhao Tuo bowed deeply behind him and said; "Adults treat me as if they were their own, although Zhao Tuo is stupid, he has long regarded adults as his father."

Ren Huan turned around, looked into his eyes, and said slowly word by word; "Let me ask you, if you become the commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army after my death, if Your Majesty returns to the Heavenly Gang and often collapses, and the world is in chaos and the six countries are restored, how will you deal with yourself?"

Zhao Tuo was shocked when he heard this, and said in a lost voice: "How is it possible, my Great Qin has only been ruling the Six Kingdoms for more than ten years...".

Zhao Tuo suddenly couldn't say any more, he faintly felt that Ren Huan must have seen something in the dark room to ask this, and replied after a deep groan; "I should lead the army to the north, and exterminate the rebellion from the south to the north, in order to repay Your Majesty's kindness."

"How?" Ren Huan flatly retorted. "There are many Chu people in the Southern Expeditionary Army, and less than half of the real Qin people in themselves, if you force the old people of the Six Kingdoms to exterminate the Six Kingdoms, I am afraid that before the Yunling Mountains, most of the 400,000 troops will be scattered. The land of Baiyue is the newly acquired territory of my Great Qin, and the people's hearts are unstable and the Baiyue floats, if you take the liberty of leading the army north, Lingnan will be in danger. When the time comes, you will not be able to enter, Lingnan will be lost and there will be no place to retreat, what will happen to you at that time. ”

Zhao Tuo was speechless for a while, and was stunned for a while before he said angrily: "Are we just going to sit back and watch Great Qin perish?" ”

Ren Huan smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's useless, it's providence."

"The will of heaven belongs to Qin, so Your Majesty has unified the six synthesized karma for the ages, if the will of heaven dies in Qin, it is not something we can change. My wife, sons, and daughters are far away in Xianyang, I dare not oppose, but you are different, your parents are dead and there is no family to drag you down. ”

Speaking of this, Ren Hu stopped, and only after a long time did he say quietly:

"If the world is in turmoil after my death, you should be shut down to prevent the rebels from going south, and burn the hearts of the soldiers who have decided to return to their hometowns on the plank road to the north. Lingnan is fertile for thousands of miles, with a population of one million, Panyu is burdened with mountains and dangers, thousands of miles from north to south and east to west, so you can build a country with this. At that time, you had more than 400,000 strong troops, and you could be called the emperor when you entered, and you could be called the king when you retreated. According to the south, he is the strongest, waiting for the world to be decided. ”

PS: Give a lot of effort to the officials, okay, Jiangnan's writing is not bad, very attentive, come and count the votes and smash me.