Chapter 359: Wuming's Compromise
"Do you really want to admit defeat?" In the national teacher's tent, Wuming's great disciple Shen Feng said unwillingly.
To this day, he still hasn't figured out how this battle was lost.
Wuming rubbed his temples and said tiredly: "Her Royal Highness the princess of the Sheng family of the Ashina Sect has come over, and now the King of Khan has been bewitched by her, and Mooni and Tuoba Mo are also advocating peace......"
Mooney is the minister of the royal court, and Tuoba Mo is the royal court.
The rules of the Rouran people were that the minister of state was in charge of administration, the national teacher was in charge of religion, and Tong Lifa was in charge of the military.
However, the Golden Horde was now loosely powered, and each of the three parties had a certain amount of military power in its hands. As the number one minister of the royal court, Wu Ming's power is above Mooni and Tuoba Desert.
The high priest Li Jun sighed: "I have also seen that little demon girl, it is indeed a stunner in the world. But everyone is not a young man anymore, how can she be easily played by her? Can't you see that she has ill intentions towards the royal court?"
Wu Ming said: "The Ashina Sect is in the east, if you want to erode the royal court, the first to bear the brunt should be the Tiele Department and the Kumo Xi Department. The big leaders of these two departments did not express hostility towards her, and the others naturally hung up on their own affairs, thinking only about their own one-third of an acre. β
After saying that, he said abruptly: "The royal court has been fighting for so many years, and it has always been like this. As long as the crisis is not clear, it is not a matter of fact. β
On one side, Yun Shui was like drifting ice: "What are the conditions of the other party?"
Wu Ming said: "The two sides returned the prisoners to each other, and the statement that the burning of the garden was purely a misunderstanding. The King of Khan sent people to canonize the lord of the five peaks of the sea of grass as the male chief of the north and south of the Feiyu Mountain Range. An annual tribute of five percent of the income was sent to the royal capital. β
This condition sounds like the humiliating and humiliating harmony of the five peaks of the sea of grass, but the key issue is the meaning of Xiongchang. That is, the leader of the alliance.
Once Wu Feng was canonized as the leader of the alliance in the north and south of the Feiyu Mountain Range, he would be able to collect annual tribute from the surrounding forces, and even mobilize their troops and horses, and he could also rely on his power to legitimately annex small forces.
The benefits obtained are much more than the little money paid to the royal capital.
One of the reasons for Wuming's crusade against the five peaks of the sea of grass is not to pay annual tribute. Now that Wufeng has put forward this condition, he will also bring the forces from the north and south of the Feiyu Mountain Range to worship together. At least nominally a sign of loyalty,
Li Jun gritted his teeth and said, "Hey." In this way, the great khan king who did not want to make progress must have been pleased. He had always been just content with the status quo, and he couldn't collect a penny from there, but now at least there was a little drizzle. It can make him moisturize a lot. The north and south of the Feiyu Mountains are called Chennagong. It also made him lose face. However, can't he see that this is clearly a legacy of tiger breeding?"
Wuming shook his head: "The Great Khan King thinks that the people of Middle-earth on the grassland are so small, and they can't make any waves when they are clenched together, and there is an alliance leader who takes them to pay tribute and pay grain together, which is beneficial to the royal court." β
He also said: "Sheng Zuixiang also brought the young master of the Dark Bamboo Valley and the Udu Palace, and launched the relationship network of the three factions of Ashina, Dark Bamboo, and Udu in the royal court, and now public opinion is completely controlled by her......"
Kamikaze said angrily: "She is also a Rouran person, but she is so partial to those rats in the Central Plains......"
Yun Shuiyi interrupted him. said lightly: "It's nothing more than the word profit." β
She looked at Wuming: "According to what you say, if the peace agreement is reached." The forces of the Middle-earth people in the north and south of the Feiyu Mountain Range will be exploited by the royal court and the five peaks of the sea of grass. β
Wuming nodded.
"Then I'll advocate fighting again. Yun Shui said like breaking ice: "Refuse to mediate, and leak the content of the peace agreement." The forces in the north and south of the Flying Feather Mountains will still participate in the war again for their own interests. If the National Teacher stakes his own family this time, he can form a larger coalition army. The five peaks of the Grass Sea suffered a lot of losses in the Battle of Huifeng Valley, and they were already very tired, and they would definitely not be able to digest the surrounding forces in the short term. β
Wu Ming asked, "Shui Yi, didn't you oppose the attack on the Five Peaks of the Grass Sea at the beginning?"
Yun Shui Yi said: "I used to advocate using the Five Peaks of the Grass Sea as foreign aid, but now that I have formed a hatred, I should do it to the end." If you accept the peace proposal, if you admit defeat, the prestige of the National Teacher will definitely be hit......"
Wuming's eyes flickered, as if he was a little moved.
But then he sighed: "It's too much pressure." β
"If I send out all my family resources, what should I do if Mooney or Tuoba Mokou claims to be on the side of the Qing monarch and launches a coup d'Γ©tat?"
"Besides, the wind frightened and the clouds were killed, and both the wind and the wind fell into the hands of the enemy. If I can't get them back, I'm really sorry for the Feng family......"
Of course, Yun Shuiyi and Li Jun both understood that Wu Ming was sorry, but he was not ashamed. It's as if both the Snow Feather Department and the Langtian Department were kind to Wuming, but they were destroyed by Wuming and enriched the royal capital with their population.
However, apart from the death of the patriarch in battle, the Feng family's losses were not large. If Wuming can't give an explanation to the Feng family, and even abandon the heir of the Feng family who fell into the hands of the enemy, then the Feng family may fall to Wuming's political enemies.
Mooney and Tuoba Mo have been courting the Feng family.
Yun Shuiyi shook his head secretly.
Wuming is not lacking in ability, and he has also made some achievements in power over the years.
But those who achieve great things must have the courage to fight to the death like a gambler, but Wuming does not.
"So, at the time of the peace discussion, what about setting up a Hongmen banquet and stabbing Wu Feng and Su Xiyan to death?" Yun Shuiyi's voice was so calm that he didn't seem to have the slightest emotion.
Kamikaze also said: "Master, this plan is feasible, in this way, the five peaks of the sea of grass will definitely have civil strife, and we will take it like a bag to get something......"
Wu Ming shook his head: "Sheng Zuixiang has thought of this possibility a long time ago, and she has hinted that if we dare to make a ghost during the peace negotiation, she will gather the armies of the three factions of the Ashina Sect, the Dark Bamboo Valley, and the Utsu Palace, attack the royal capital, and completely wipe out all my forces." β
Several people were speechless.
After all, Sheng Zuixiang is not a pure lobbyist, but also a prince with heavy troops. The record in the astronomical rebellion is impressive.
If she clearly agreed to her mediation, but resorted to the tactic of flipping the chessboard, then her dignity and credibility would be greatly damaged, and she would naturally be able to obtain the name of righteousness and gather the troops of the three factions to attack the Golden Horde. Even the Sendai Demon Sect and the Soma Gang will come to get a piece of the pie.
And because Wuming is not reasonable, it will be difficult for the Golden Horde to unite against the enemy, maybe they will kill Wuming, and then cede the land to sue for peace.
Yun Shui looked at Wuming helplessly.
She knew that what Wuming said was the worst possibility, but she couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't happen.
After the defeat, both Wuming and Wuming's followers have become lacking in fighting spirit, and it is naturally easy to think badly about things. This is the normal mental stereotype of human beings.
There was a hint of confusion in his eyes. For the first time, Yun Shuiyi felt that he needed a real master. (To be continued......)