Chapter 41: The Gentleman's Covenant (II)
And this prince who married the princess of the Jin Kingdom fell on Zhu Xuan, who had no mother's pain and no father's love. Once the princess of the Jin Kingdom is killed, he is the person the Jin State wants to get rid of the most, how dare he imagine that the Jin Kingdom can support himself to ascend to the throne of Daliang.
Yu Wenhua was not surprised when he heard this, as if everything seemed to be expected in his eyes. He had already sensed some visions from the Western Regions, and even if Zhu Xuan didn't say it, he knew about Da Liang's ambitions. He took a sip of herbal tea and asked nonchalantly: Even so, why should I help you? As long as the Jin Kingdom does not agree to make peace, the Jin Emperor will not make the decision to destroy Liang for the sake of the princess. Look at the waste of your Great Liang or the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions, who dares to shout in front of my army. The corners of his mouth rose and he smiled evilly: "I'm afraid your plan is about to fail." ”
Zhu Xuan's eyebrows furrowed, and he stared at Yu Wenhua and said urgently: "You like war so much? Even if the princess does not agree to marry Daliang, according to the current situation, either you die or I die! Even if your army is strong enough and your reputation is feared, you will have to pay a terrible price if you want to destroy Liang! And after the war, the first person Emperor Jin wants to destroy will be you, and you have always been the most feared by him. Zhu Xuan adjusted his mood slightly, and added: "Emperor Jin will definitely agree to make peace, and my father has promised to make peace with the queen with thirty cities in the north as a dowry, and there will be no more disputes from now on." Even if you tell Emperor Jin everything I said now, he won't believe that I will tell you these words. With Emperor Jin's suspicion of you, he may think that you are worried that once the Jin State and Daliang are reconciled, Daliang will inevitably maintain the power of Emperor Jin, and you will not be so important in the peaceful and prosperous era, and Emperor Jin suspects you of seeking power, and everyone in the world knows it. He prefers to believe that it is because you are worried that your future will be ruined. In addition, if Da Liang learns that you are thousands of miles away from the southern camp at this time, if he impulsively can't wait to use the countermeasures of Heqin, and join forces with the countries of the Western Regions to destroy the rampant capital, I am afraid that you will also be too busy to take care of it at this time! ”
Zhu Xuan thought that everything he said was for King Xuan's considerations, so wasn't such a clear inference obvious enough? Their cooperation is undoubtedly mutually beneficial. is either friend or foe, if he is not tempted, then I am afraid he will not let himself go.
"You're threatening me?" Yu Wenhua lowered his eyes and scorned, and his voice was extremely cold.
Zhu Xuan couldn't help but tremble, and pretended to be calm. He was gambling this time, gambling on King Xuan's ambition and gambling on his own fate.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Wenhua's figure flickered, and he had already come to Zhu Xuan's face from the seat ten steps away. Yu Wenhua's eyes were cold, and he patted Zhu Xuan's shoulder twice, and Zhu Xuan almost heard the "gurgling" sound of the bones under the seemingly gentle undulation. Zhu Xuan looked directly at him, and his voice flowed from between his teeth, "If I die here, Daliang's army will set foot in the southern border early tomorrow morning." ”
Yu Wenhua sneered: "Naive, it's been some years since I didn't need to bother to lead the army." I could listen to Liang Jun's self-defeating defeat from thousands of miles away. His hand suddenly loosened, and Zhu Xuan's shoulders staggered a little as he lost weight. Yu Wenhua raised his hand and took out a folding fan from the wardrobe, handed it to Zhu Xuan, and said, "When the time is ripe and you need the help of the southern troops, mark the time on this folding fan and return it to me." ”
Zhu Xuan took the folding fan, but he didn't turn around, and asked, "You...... Agreed? ”
"I don't like to be threatened, and no one can threaten me, so don't be smart in the future. I don't want to destroy Liang now, I don't care who is the emperor of Daliang, if you can promise the people that there will be no war, I will believe that you are a Ming monarch. There is nothing wrong with replacing Emperor Liang, who only knows how to hide in the palace but dreams of Li Min expanding his territory for him and killing constantly. Yu Wenhua's voice was deep, as if all the killing was only between his thoughts.
Zhu Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "There are no other conditions?" Based on his experience in traveling in the rivers and lakes in the past few years, he originally guessed that King Xuan would make his own conditions, such as sharing part of his military power or territory after he ascended the throne, or giving him some immortal medicine or other forms to ensure that his promise was fulfilled.
Yu Wenhua really waved his hand to give him a teacup with a light brown liquid, and he didn't hesitate to drink it all, the taste was slightly bitter. He said boldly: "A gentleman is true to his word, even if I don't drink this poisonous water, I will keep my promise!" ”
"Poisoned water?" Yu Wenhua said ridiculously: "It's just a cup of weak tea." According to the local custom, the transaction transaction always has a symbolic drink, and the locals follow the customs, and I have just drunk it. ”
Zhu Xuan was stunned for a moment, his voice was dry, and his expression was embarrassed: "Aren't you afraid that I won't admit it after I become the king of a country?" Although Zhu Xuan never thought that he would do this, he still felt that the other party would be worried, after all, there was no guarantee for such a thing as a verbal appointment.
"I never disdain to use the kind of means you think, I don't need you to help me ascend to the position of Emperor Jin, you just need to conform to the will of the people, and remember that the world is the world of the people of the world. If you dare to disobey, I will level the capital of Daliang and make you a hundred times worse than death! Yu Wenhua's voice was cold, and his handsome cold face gave people a cold and supreme feeling.
Zhu Xuan had some admiration for King Xuan, although it was really hard to believe that King Xuan would be for the people of Daliang, and it was difficult to figure out what other purpose King Xuan had for a while.
It wasn't until he pondered all night that he reluctantly came up with a reason that was still a bit far-fetched: "Maybe King Xuan thinks that he will be easier to deal with if he becomes an emperor than his father?" ”
In the inn room, Zhu Xuan's spirit was better than ever, the trip to Beiyan had ended, and they were about to leave for the Jin Kingdom. Although many things have not been clarified yet, it has nothing to do with him at the moment, he has been away from the Jin Kingdom for more than half a month, and he needs to return to the Jin Kingdom as soon as possible to agree on the marriage date with the princess.
One morning, the sound of officers and soldiers patrolling kept coming from outside the window, calling to avoid the attack, only to find out that the proton of Qi in Beiyan was missing. Zhu Xuan has never heard of any conflict between Beiyan and Qi State, and he doesn't know why Beiyan has the proton of Qi State, and now Qi State is in trouble with Beiyan because of the disappearance of the proton, it is said that the army of Qi State has been reorganized many times, if the proton is not recovered, I am afraid that troops will be sent soon.
Zhu Xuan just listened to the news, and had no intention of paying attention to these other countries' government affairs that had nothing to do with him. Nodding symbolically, he asked to avoid attack: "Cao Ran and that little baby have been out for a long time, didn't they tell them that they were going to leave tomorrow, why haven't they come back yet?" ”
Dodging the attack lowered and replied: "My subordinates have sent someone to look for it, and I plan to come back after eating at lunchtime." ”