Chapter 624

Tang Yin could not make the most accurate judgment on the amount of compensation to Ning Guo, and he could only transfer the matter to Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji to discuss, with the shrewdness of the two, the peace treaty drawn up must be able to win the greatest benefits for his own side, and can be reluctantly accepted by Ning Guo.

Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying all retreated, and Tang Yin was the only one left in the big tent, and he paced back and forth in the big tent, and began to think about how he was going to retreat. At this time, Yuan Fang came and brought some simple wine and food. In terms of food, Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao, the two guards, were very careful, the two first tried the wine and food brought by Yuan Fang with a silver needle, and then let the guards taste it, and confirmed that there was no problem, and then put the wine and food in front of Tang Yin.

Yuan Fang walked up to Tang Yin, first gave a deep salute, and then said with a smile: "I think the king must still be worried about tonight's war, so he asked people to prepare some wine and food to bring over." ”

Tang Yin smiled bitterly, tossed for most of the night, not to mention that he didn't achieve any results, and he also lost countless soldiers, and now, he is really hungry. He waved his hand at Yuan Fang and said, "Mr. Yuan Fang, sit down and eat together!"

"Yes! King!" Yuan Fang sat down opposite Tang Yin, picked up the wine jug, poured two glasses of wine, handed one of them to Tang Yin, and asked, "I don't know what the king plans to do now?"

Tang Yin didn't answer immediately, but asked, "Mr. Yuan Fang, I want to hear your advice first." ”

When Tang Yin talks to people on Fengguo's own side, he rarely uses self-titles like 'Benwang' or 'Lonely', so when he talks to him, it is like talking to ordinary people, which can make people speak freely without worry, and invisibly shortens the distance between everyone and him, and also makes Tang Yin seem approachable. Everyone in the Feng Army has long been accustomed to this, and they didn't find this detail, but Yuan Fang noticed it, and at the same time nodded secretly, Tang Yin, who was born as an ordinary soldier, can pull so many talents from the Wind Country to his side and make people do things for him with all their hearts, but it is not just by luck, Tang Yin does have something outstanding in winning people's hearts.

While secretly pondering in his heart, Yuan Fang said indifferently: "Weichen thinks that peace is the best. ”

"Oh?" Tang Yin smiled and asked, "Why?"

"With the presence of Changsun Yuanhong, Ningguo's Zhanghe River is as dangerous as gold, it is difficult for our army to cross the thunder pool by half a step, and if we continue to fight, our army's advantage will be gradually exhausted, and at that time, Changsun Yuanhong will take the opportunity to counterattack Hedong, and our army will be difficult to resist. ”

Tang Yin picked up his wine glass and listened carefully to Yuan Fang's analysis, nodding as he listened. Yuan Fang continued: "Also, in another twenty days will be the day of the Holy Sacrifice Ceremony, and if we start a war at this time, I am afraid that it will cause disgust and panic among the people in the country. ”

The holy sacrifice ceremony mentioned by Yuan Fang is the traditional festival of the Haotian Empire, and it is also a big festival, to sacrifice to the sky, the earth, and the ancestors, and pray for peace and prosperity in the next year. Before and after the Sacred Sacrifice Ceremony, the vassal states would try to avoid war, which would be considered a bad omen, and the whole year would be spent in chaos.

Hearing that Yuan Fang mentioned the matter of the Holy Sacrifice Ceremony, Tang Yin patted his head, he really forgot about it. Of course, he doesn't believe that sacrificing heaven and earth and sacrificing ancestors can bless the country and the people in the next year, but that doesn't mean that others don't believe it, he must take into account the feelings of the people of the entire Wind Country.

Seeing Tang Yin's expression of sudden realization, Yuan Fang almost laughed out loud, I am afraid that the only person who can forget such an important day as the Holy Sacrifice Ceremony is Tang Yin, a war madman. He continued: "As the king of a country, the holy sacrifice ceremony must be returned to the national capital to preside, and if the king is not in the country, I am afraid that the people will be panicked and cause turmoil among the people. ”

Tang Yin nodded, and said continuously: "Well, what Mr. Yuan Fang said is reasonable!" As he spoke, he drank all the wine in his cup.

Yuan Fang's eyes lit up, and then he returned to normal, and asked, "So, did the king decide to make peace with Ning Guo?"

Tang Yin didn't answer immediately, he squinted his eyes, his gaze was down, thoughtful. Seeing Tang Yin in a daze, Yuan Fang couldn't help but ask again, "King?"

"Oh, yes, I decided to make peace with Ning Guo. As he spoke, he picked up his glass and played with it in his hand.

Yuan Fang said with a smile: "So Wei Chen can rest assured! The king rests early, and Wei Chen retires!" He stood up, bowed deeply to Tang Yin, and then turned around and walked out.

Seeing Yuan Fang's back disappear outside the tent door, Tang Yin turned around and beckoned to Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao, and the two Shangguan brothers hurriedly stepped forward, approached Tang Yin, and asked, "What does the king command?"

Tang Yin whispered a few words in the ears of the two, and the two brothers were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly responded and walked out quickly.

After the two brothers left, Tang Yin sat on the collapse and took a deep breath, without warning, a white mist suddenly emitted around his body, and then the mist was sucked back into his body.

In the next few days, Tang Yin rested the whole army and recruited new soldiers, while dealing with Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi. Since he had not yet received a reply from Qiu Zhen and Shangguan Yuanji, Tang Yin couldn't make up his mind about the details of the peace agreement, so he could only delay and wait for Yancheng's reply.

This wait is three days, and there is no reply from Yancheng within three days, Tang Yin is also very anxious, and asks whether Xiao Muqing's letter to Yancheng is a flying pigeon or someone to send it. Xiao Muqing's face was full of innocence, and he replied: "The matter is urgent, of course, it is the flying pigeon to pass the book." ”

Tang Yin frowned and said, "Since it is a flying pigeon, the letter should have arrived in Yancheng a long time ago, why is Qiu Zhen and Yuanji's reply so slow?!"

Xiao Muqing smiled bitterly: "King, the matter of peace negotiation is far-reaching, and it will also affect my country's future national policy, I think Prime Minister Qiu and Prime Minister Shangguan also need time to discuss!"

"En!" Tang Yin nodded, and did not continue to ask.

On the fourth day, Lotte came to Tang Yin's sleeping tent early in the morning, and at the same time brought Tang Yin's Yancheng reply to the book that Tang Yin had been looking forward to for several days.

This reply was written by Qiu Zhen himself, and there was only a short line on it. At this time, Tang Yin had just woken up, picked up the note, he doubted whether he was wrong, rubbed his eyes, and looked closely, yes, it was clearly written: King, the matter of peace must not be allowed, and the details will be discussed after Weichen arrives.

He had begun to prepare to withdraw his troops, and at this time, Qiu Zhen actually rushed over from Yancheng, which was quite unexpected by Tang Yin, but what surprised and surprised him the most was Qiu Zhen's first half of the sentence, the matter of peace negotiation could not be allowed, he couldn't understand, now that his side could no longer fight, what could he do if he didn't negotiate peace? Even if he wanted to fight, he didn't have the tools to cross the river, so did he have to rush out a batch of rafts?

Tang Yin really couldn't understand Qiu Zhen's intentions, and he smiled bitterly when he took this reply. Seeing this, Lotte couldn't help but be puzzled, and couldn't help but ask: "King, what did Qiu Xiang write in the reply book?"

"See for yourself!" Tang Yin handed the note to Lotte, who hurriedly took it, looked at it carefully, and after that, Lotte was also dumbfounded, feeling that Qiu Zhen was standing and talking without backache, but where there was still a glimmer of hope, who was willing to give up the war? Now there is really nothing to be done before he has to accept the peace.

Lotte frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, why is Prime Minister Qiu so resolutely opposed to peace...... The pros outweigh the cons!"

Tang Yin smiled bitterly, fell backwards, and lay back on the bed, and said quietly: "How do I know?!" After a pause, he said again: "However, Qiu Zhen's mind is a hundred times that of me, and he must have a reason when he says this." After speaking, Tang Yin seemed to remember something again, and asked: "The carrier pigeon can't make a mistake on the road, right?"

Lotte smiled, it seems that the king is full of confidence in what he says, but in fact, he has no bottom in his heart. He replied: "King, my country's carrier pigeons are made with special markings, and there will definitely be no mistakes, in addition, the handwriting on this is indeed Qiu Xiang's handwriting." ”

"That's right! Tang Yin rubbed his faintly painful forehead and sighed helplessly.

Tang Yin had originally planned to discuss the specific details of the peace treaty with Shi Tinghan and Qin Ye in detail, but on the other hand, he had ordered the whole army to be ready and withdraw at any time, but Qiu Zhen's reply letter disrupted Tang Yin's plan completely, the withdrawal of troops was delayed, and the matter of peace continued to be delayed.

From this point, it is not difficult to see how heavy Qiu Zhen is in Tang Yin's mind, and even his words can influence Tang Yin's intentions, which is far beyond the reach of others.

Qiu Zhen wants to rush from Yancheng to Zhanghe, which is really a thousand miles away, even if he rides a fast horse day and night, he can't get there without ten days and half a month. However, the Holy Sacrifice Ceremony was getting closer and closer, and if Tang Yin remained in Hedong at this time, it would be difficult to rush back to Yancheng on the day of the ceremony.

Tang Yin did not dare to withdraw his troops because of Qiu Zhen's words, and if the army did not withdraw, how could he leave the camp with peace of mind and return to the capital alone? At this time, Liang Qi gave him an idea to move the imperial court's holy sacrifice ceremony to Hedong. The first is to celebrate the return of Hedong, the second is to appease the hearts of the people of Hedong, and the third is to pay tribute to the soldiers of the Fengguo who died in Hedong and worship the dead. Especially the third point, not only can it seal the truth of the people in the country, but it will also make people feel that the king is a good monarch who cares for the soldiers and loves the soldiers.

After listening to Liang Qi's suggestion, Tang Yin was overjoyed and immediately made a decision to hold the holy sacrifice ceremony of the Wind Country in Qingyuan, the county town of Hedong County.

In the following time, a part of the Feng army withdrew from the Zhanghe camp, entered Qingyuan, and began to build an altar to prepare for the ceremony. The remaining Feng army began to build fortifications on the east bank of the Zhanghe River, posing for a long-term battle with the Ning army. The situation in Hedong and Hexi, which had just been eased, took a sharp turn for the worse and began to become tense.

This kind of change, Shi Tinghan and Qin Yi, who stayed in the wind camp, could naturally feel it, the two of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and repeatedly asked to see Tang Yin, but Tang Yin's attitude was also resolute, avoiding it, he made up his mind to drag it to the end until Qiu Zhen waited.