There was snow in the sky.

The reckless Taihang Mountain has gradually been covered with snow.

Most of the summits are covered with a thin layer of white, with only the lower mountainside still intertwined with yellow-brown.

The snow was not heavy, mixed with a light rain, and the air was wet and sticky, which made the northern soldiers very uncomfortable.

The southern soldiers had long been accustomed to it.

The rainy weather in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River is much worse than the occasional wet and cold weather in the north.

About ten miles south of Dangyin City, this place is located in the north of Qiyuan, probably in the north of Hebi City in the later generations, in the area of Yigou Town in the south of Tangyin County, the west side is the mountain range, and the east side is the Yellow River.

From the foot of Montenegro to the banks of the Yellow River, dozens of miles of camps, the walls of the village are towering, the flag covers the sky and the sun, and at a glance, it seems that there is no end in sight.

The number of Han troops is too much, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of troops, there are also hundreds of thousands of people and auxiliaries.

There are dozens of large and small camps criss-crossed, the south of the Han army is Qishui, this river is from the confluence of dipping water and Qishui, and the east is the Yellow River, rippling and tumbling waves.

Therefore, they are not short of water, there are tens of thousands of servants and auxiliaries who go out every day to fetch water, and hundreds of tons of firewood and wood are stored.

At this moment, in the main camp of the Han army in the east, hundreds of cavalry galloped out, each of them wore hats and put on coats, braved the light rain and wind and snow all the way to the northwest, about half an hour later, arrived at another main camp of the Han army not far from the foot of Montenegro.

Shen Chen arrived outside the Han military camp, turned over and dismounted, naturally someone came to lead the horse, Zhou Budo and Ma Liang were already standing at the door waiting, seeing him coming, he stepped forward and said, "Metropolitan Governor." ”

"Well, what about the prime minister?"

"Wait for the Governor in the tent."

"Okay."

Shen Chen went straight to the camp.

He was not with Zhuge Liang's camp.

According to the previous deployment, he was responsible for attacking the southeast corner of Dangyin, and Zhuge Liang was responsible for attacking the southwest corner of Dangyin.

At the same time, Wu Yi will lead the men and horses to cross the river from Baima to Liyang, one can directly take Yecheng, and the other can cut off Sima Yi's retreat.

Therefore, the Han army can be said to be extremely strong, and has launched a comprehensive encirclement and annihilation of the Wei army.

Just now, Zhuge Liang sent someone over and asked Shen Chen to go and tell him that Sima Yi had sent an envoy over, hoping to have friendly, in-depth and frank exchanges and negotiations.

Knowing this, Shen Chen quickly came over to meet Zhuge Liang and entered the tent, only to see Zhuge Liang sitting inside.

Shen Chen took off his hat and robe, hung them on the shelf next to the tent, shook off the mud on his shoes because of the wet soil, and then asked in wonder, "Brother, where is the messenger?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The messenger has gone back. ”

"Go back, so soon?"

Shen Chen was surprised.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "It's just a small official, I was sent here to test it and see if we are willing to negotiate with him." ”

"Sima Yi can't hold on, right? Also, the generalissimo broke through Wei County, and now Yecheng is surrounded by at least 100,000 or more of our troops, and Sima Yi has lost his ground and can only surrender. ”

Shen Chen walked to a position below Zhuge Liang and sat down, and then said, "This old boy sent someone over to contact us first to see our attitude, right?" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Hmm." ”

"What did the brother say?"

"Naturally, I agreed."

"Promised?"

Shen Chen was puzzled: "Brother plans to let Sima Yi go?" ”

"Of course not."

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "But the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops still have to surrender, otherwise if they really fight, although they will definitely be able to calm down quickly, there will always be casualties." ”

This is indeed what makes Zhuge Liang more fearful.

The Han army trapped the Wei army, but the so-called rabbit is anxious and bites, if it does not accept the peace talks, the Wei army is still trapped, even if these people are destroyed, they will definitely suffer a lot of damage.

Therefore, the best way is naturally to accept the other party's surrender, disintegrate the other party's military morale, and then find an excuse to dispose of Sima Yi.

Shen Chen felt that this should be Zhuge Liang's idea, so he frowned and said, "Brother, don't you want to lure the Wei army to surrender first, wait until Sima Yi surrenders, and then find an excuse to dispose of him in the future, right?" ”

"Oh?"

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "What does Xiaoqing think?" ”

"Not so good."

Shen Chen shook his head: "Sima Yi is cautious, after surrendering, he will definitely not catch people's sore feet, this is one of them." The second is that if the elder brother does this, he will lose his faith, which may make those families and generals who have surrendered feel cold and unstable internally. ”

Sima Yi is an old turtle comparable to Jia Xu, the Han accepted his surrender, in order to show tolerance and comfort to the surrendered generals, he will inevitably give high-ranking officials a good fortune, even if they have no real power, at least they will support these people.

And if you want to find a reason to kill Sima Yi, it must not be easy, this guy is very likely to shrink back like in history, and not give people a handle to attack.

Then there's the issue of faith.

Now is not the era of the collapse of the five chaotic Hua Xinyi, the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty paid great attention to filial piety and faithfulness, as the so-called promise of a thousand gold, before Sima Yiluoshui swore an oath, people attached great importance to credit, even if Cao Cao was such a brutal person, basically as long as the promise was made, it would be fulfilled.

As long as Sima Yi is not stupid, when discussing peace talks, he will definitely ask Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen for a promise, not to mention that Liu Chan himself is in Luoyang, asking Liu Chan to surrender and exchange for an edict from the Son of Heaven who will not kill Sima Yi, it should not be a problem.

If Zhuge Liang wants to kill Sima Yi again in the future, first, the excuse is more difficult to find, unless he is guilty of rebellion, he can't be moved. The second is that there is no way to forcibly kill, once it is forcibly killed, it will cause the collapse of Luoshui's swearing.

Therefore, all things considered, once he accepted the surrender and promised Sima Yi that he would not kill him and the Sima family, then for the sake of faith, this guy may indeed die well in the future.

However, Zhuge Liang glanced at him and said with a smile: "If you kill him, will you really lose your faith?" ”

Shen Chen said: "Brother, you don't know how afraid of death a person like Sima Yi is, if my expectations are correct, he will definitely find his brother and His Majesty to promise, once he makes a promise, can he still kill him in the future?" ”

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "Xiaoqing's concern is correct, but I didn't think about doing it in the first place, Xiaoqing is too worried about this." ”

"Huh?"

Shen Chen wondered, "Since you are not going to do this, what does my brother still promise to negotiate with him?" Do you want to delay time and continue to consume with Cao Jun? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "I have promised Your Majesty that within this year, Hebei will be swept away, and now it is mid-November, and there is still a month and a half to reach the end of the year, I don't want to break my promise in front of Your Majesty." ”

"That's?"

Shen Chen was very puzzled.

Zhuge Liang smiled and did not speak.

The two were chatting, and outside Ma Liang came in and said, "Prime Minister, Metropolitan Governor, Sima Yi's envoy is here." ”

"Let him in."

Zhuge Liang said.

Previously, Sima Yi also sent a messenger.

But the one who said it was a messenger was actually a communicator to see if the Han army was willing to communicate.

If the Han army has no intention of accepting them, it will naturally be difficult to make further contact.

Now that Zhuge Liang has agreed to the other party's request for talks, then the second step is naturally to send a real envoy over to negotiate terms with the Han army.

Soon the tent was lifted again, and an old man in his fifties and sixties walked in, patted the dust on his body, and then looked into the hall with a solemn face, and saw two middle-aged men sitting on the main seat and below.

He knew that the other party was the main master, so he stepped forward and said, "Wang Ling has seen the prime minister and the governor. ”

"Your Excellency, please be seated."

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and said.

"Prime Minister Xie."

Wang Ling came over and sat down.

Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen glanced at each other, and then Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "I don't know what happened when your envoy arrived?" ”

Wang Ling said with a smile: "Why does the metropolitan governor ask knowingly? ”

Shen Chen arched his hand in the direction of Luoyang in the southwest, then turned his head and said: "Now that the Han Sanxing is already unstoppable, Your Majesty is waiting for us in Luoyang to have good news ahead, if you are willing to submit, it will naturally be a good thing, Sima Yi sent you over, presumably to negotiate the conditions." ”

Wang Ling said: "The Metropolitan Governor is really a hero in the world, no wonder it was too much."

He originally wanted to talk about Emperor Taizu, but suddenly remembered that Cao Cao and Shen Chen had a hatred for slaughtering the clansmen, so he froze suddenly, and his mind raced twice, and then he changed his words and said: "Mrs. often praises the divine martial arts of the Grand Governor. ”

Wang Ling's mouth often refers to Heqia, and when Dong Zhuo was in turmoil in the early years of the Yellow Turban, he went south to Jingzhou to attach himself to Liu Biao, and was one of the more famous celebrities in the world.

Later, Shen Chen's tongue fought with Confucianism, and debated with Heqia, Wang Jun, Yingrong, Kui Xi, Li Yan and other celebrities, before the edict came, these celebrities quoted scriptures and classics, and fought with Shen Chen in the dark, much stronger than their disciples, even if Shen Chen was well-read, he almost couldn't resist.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the edict of the cloth belt arrived, revealing the true face of Cao Cao's imprisonment of the Son of Heaven and the killing of the queen, prince and ministers, so that many celebrities and scholars were embarrassed, and Wang Jun vomited blood on the spot and died not long after, and the celebrities and scholars scattered as birds and beasts.

After the Battle of Guandu, he went north to attach himself to Cao Cao, and was appointed by Cao Cao as Sikong Peng, and then served as Taichang after the establishment of the Wei State.

However, he still admired Shen Chen, although the two sides had different positions, they were also very interested in Shen Chen's doctrine, and often praised Shen Chen for being very powerful.

Hearing Wang Ling's words, Shen Chen smiled faintly and said, "Your envoy wants to say Cao Cao, the old thief is dead, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Wang Ling smiled and didn't speak.

Zhuge Liang said: "Sima Yi often communicates with me, he is a talented person who has passed through the heavens and latitudes, I know that he must have a request, since he sent you over, tell me what he wants?" ”

Wang Ling arched his hand and said: "Sima Dudu is willing to surrender to the prime minister with an army of 120,000, and he hopes that including him, as well as many generals, will retain the family land and population, and after defecting to the Han Dynasty, he also hopes that the Han Dynasty can give titles above the second rank, scattered officials and honored officers." ”

"Poof."

Shen Chen suddenly laughed, turned his head to Zhuge Liang and said, "Sima Yi thinks it's quite beautiful, even I don't have the position of a dismissal official, he still wants it?" ”

Wang Ling was slightly embarrassed, and then said: "Sima Dudu in Dawei, whether it is a family or an identity, is the top of the nine grades, and it should correspond to the first grade of the Han Dynasty, after defecting to the Han Dynasty, the grade should not be too low, and it should be a very reasonable thing to be reduced to the second grade." ”

Shen Chen waved his hand and said: "Don't compare your Cao Wei Jiupin Zhongzheng with our imperial examinations, do you know how many loose officials, honors and county marquis there in the entire Han Dynasty now?" Even me and the prime minister are just townsmen now, I don't even have loose officials, the prime minister's loose officials and honors are just three products, Sima Yi wants to climb on our heads, can't you? ”

The scattered officials and knights of the Han Dynasty will not be hereditary, but the salaries are high, the benefits are good, and the treatment is strong, and they will also shadow future generations. When the Han Dynasty suppressed the family, this was probably the last way to maintain the prosperity of the family, so many officials in the south flocked to these three officials who seemed to have no real power.

But up to now, only a few officials with real power have received such rewards, and more are honorary officials who only have a relatively high status but no real power, and ordinary officials who have no great merit can hardly get more than three or four rank of loose officials and marquis.

Therefore, as soon as Sima Yi opened his mouth, he wanted more than two grades, which was no different from a lion's big mouth.

Wang Ling hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Sima Dudu Governor climbed on the head of the prime minister and the metropolitan governor, naturally he didn't dare, then he wanted to come to the rank of the second rank or above, and the rank of the commander and the honorable officer was probably not good." In this case, can the population and land of the major families be accommodating to the Han Dynasty? ”

Shen Chen refused without hesitation: "This is even more impossible, the southern family has all handed over the land and population, and they have paid the price of I don't know how much blood and tears, and if the northern family wants to keep the population and land, it is simple, then the clan will be exterminated!" ”

These words carried a murderous aura of Ling Ran, land reform is the national policy of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang wanted to reform the land at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and Emperor Guangwu also wanted to reform the land at the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they all failed.

Now that only Ji Han succeeded, and it was a victory that was finally won back after a lot of killing and blood, how could it be changed for this?

If Sima Yi insisted on this condition, then Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang would choose the last resort - kill them all!

Hearing Shen Chen's words, Wang Ling smiled slyly: "Metropolitan Governor, we are sincerely here to vote, but Sima Metropolitan Governor has brought 120,000 troops and tens of thousands of civilian auxiliaries to ask the Metropolitan Governor to surrender, since the titles, scattered officials, and honors cannot be given, and the population and land cannot be kept, what is the use of surrendering?" Zhou Zhiqiao can still serve as Rong You, Sima Du Du Governor Han, can't even Zhou Zhiqiao compare? ”

Some words are quite reasonable.

Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and they already understood that this was probably Sima Yi's strategy.

This move is very clever to advance and retreat.