Zhuang Shaoyou heard Gao Nanxi's curse, not only was he not angry, but he was overjoyed, he originally thought that 100,000 taels of silver was already a lion's mouth, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable!

Could it be that this Goguryeo kingdom was rich? Well, this time, I grabbed a fat sheep and had to dig some wool!

Zhuang Shaoyou calmed down and said, "Okay, take this prince down and serve him well!" ”

Gao Nanxi cursed while being pushed out by the soldiers.

Zhuang Shaoyou said with a solemn expression: "Zhang San, there are a few things that need to be done immediately, one, send someone to contact Qin Ling to confirm that he is okay!" ”

"Yes!"

"Second, select a few of your captives of good rank, take them to see the prince, and then send them back to report the news, and let them convey to the head the terms of the general's release:

1. The Goguryeo army immediately and unconditionally withdrew from Liaodong County and Lelang County, and was no longer allowed to plunder in the territory of the Han Dynasty

2. Within one month, 300,000 taels of ransom silver, 1,000 good horses, 2,000 bows, and a number of arrows were delivered in Liaodong County!

In addition, you can send someone to inform Mr. Guo that he will bring more food and supplies, and General Ben will stay here for a little longer!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhang San was very excited and moved in his heart, excited that the prince could change so many things; What moved the general was that the first thing he thought about was the safety of his brother.

Zhuang Shaoyou led his subordinates to camp on a high ground on the bank of the Shahe River to rest, and Guoyuan brought some grain, grass, baggage, and some doctors' medicines.

These days, everyone has been searching the places from the lower reaches of the Sand River to the mouth of the sea, and they have found a lot of materials, such as arrows, weapons and equipment.

On April 12, he sent someone to deliver a letter to the Goguryeo camp.

At present, there are only some cronies of Gao Nanxi in the Goguryeo camp, and there is no one who can make up his mind, so he has no choice but to rush to the capital to send a message.

April 20, the capital of Goguryeo, Marudu.

Marudu Castle is located in the upper reaches of the Mazi water, located between the lofty mountains and mountains, facing the water on both sides and surrounded by mountains on one side, and the terrain is very dangerous.

In the main hall of the palace, a fair-skinned and handsome man about forty years old sat on the hall, which was naturally the king of Goguryeo's hometown, Gao Nanwu, and dozens of civil and military ministers stood below.

Gao Nanwu said calmly: "Let's talk about it, how to deal with this matter." ”

A military general with a rough face stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The capture of the prince this time is a great shame for my Goguryeo, and the last general is willing to lead 30,000 iron horsemen to level Liaodong County and rescue the prince, a shame before the snow! ”

A middle-aged man who looked like a civil official stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty! The minister thought that he should agree to the other party's conditions and quickly withdraw his troops from Liaodong, but the conditions for this ransom are up for debate! ”

Gao Nanwu's calm face showed a little seriousness, and his clear eyes showed a burst of essence, and he raised his hand to stop the dispute among the courtiers below:

"That's it! What General Li said is reasonable, but it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and the best time to send troops this year has passed, so it is better to wait for next year to take revenge! In the spring of next year, the king will personally conquer Liaodong and have a showdown with that Gongsun Du! By the way, I took revenge this time!

As for the redemption of the prince, he agreed to the other party's conditions, but the conditions proposed by the other party were halved! Not even one more point!

Liaodong can withdraw its troops, but Lelang, you can slow down a little longer! Shi Aiqing, this matter will be left to you! All right, you are lonely, stand down! ”

"Obey the order!" The civil servant who had just spoken hurriedly replied.

On April 26, Zhuang Shaoyou camped

Zhuang Shaoyou received Goguryeo's reply, although he was a little surprised, but he was still very happy, after all, it was money for nothing, although his conditions were reduced by half, but it also met his expectations!

150,000 taels of silver, 500 good horses, 1,000 bows, although the money is much less, but there is nowhere to buy war horses and bows! It's worth it!

Gao Nanxi heard that he was going to be ransomed, but he couldn't help but be curious about his worth, so when he inquired, he learned the truth, and was immediately furious:

"This king is not leaving! Gao Nanwu, you dare to belittle this king, this king and you swear not to stand together! ”

After Zhuang Shaoyou learned of Gao Nanxi's reaction, he suddenly realized that it was also involved in the internal political struggle of Goguryeo

Obviously, the king of Goguryeo was unwilling to spend too much money to redeem this prince Gao Nanxi, and he may have to do so due to the pressure of some domestic forces and the problem of reputation

So let's have a big discount, anyway, I made a statement, if Zhuang Shaoyou doesn't agree with this price, then pull it down, it's best to tear up the ticket!

Zhuang Shaoyou thought of this, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, it turned out that the prince in his hand was still a future, maybe it would depreciate when it would be, although there was a possibility of appreciation, but the possibility was very small, and he couldn't wait for that cycle!

I just want to make some quick money in the short term! Take advantage of the fact that there is still a family to take over, hurry up and get rid of it! It's not worth it if it's late!

That's a lot! 150,000, a lot!

"Zhang San! Then we sent an envoy to the Goguryeo camp and said that we agreed to his conditions, and the place of delivery was set at Hongya Town

However, the Goguryeo army was required to withdraw all the troops in Liaodong before trading, and the number of soldiers traded in Hongya Town could not exceed 1,000! ”

May 16, auspicious

Zhuang Shaoyou came to Hongya Town early in the morning with a thousand soldiers, and Hongya Town is located in the Red River Plain

The rivers here are densely covered vertically and horizontally, the land of the alluvial plain of the river is fertile, and the surrounding area is also tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, which is the town where a small number of Han people gather in southeast Liaoning

There are 2,000 people in the town, these are poor people who can't survive in the southeast of Liao, although Goguryeo comes to loot every year, but not too many people run, after all, everyone is used to it

As soon as the spring arrives, each family plows the land and sows seeds day and night, and the cultivation is not meticulous, in short, the more the better, after sprinkling the seeds, they don't care, and then the family takes all the grain to the mountains in the north, and then comes out when Goguryeo retreats, and every year in the spring they have to go to the mountains for one or two more months, and this year is naturally no exception.

Because the land near Hongya Town is vast and sparsely populated, the land is fertile, and you can get a lot of grain by sowing seeds casually, so the people here are also rich, and the people bury the excess grain in the ground and hide it, and Goguryeo will dig everywhere when it comes.

After a long time, the people of Hongya Town have formed a tacit understanding with Goguryeo, and every year the two sides perform their duties, and the people of Hongya Town will bury the grain, and they will survive as much as they can, and Goguryeo will dig as much as they can, and the seedlings in the fields will not be wantonly destroyed, because the fine water will flow for a long time, if they are all trampled, there will be nothing to grab next year.

This peculiar phenomenon in Hongya Town has lasted for nearly 20 years, but this year is different, because Gao Nanxi was captured, so the Goguryeo West Route Army was angry and made Hongya Town a mess, especially the cavalry who escaped and came back, trampling on the seedlings in the field.

The two sides traded on both sides of a wooden bridge over a large river near the town of Red Cliff.

The bridge was 100 zhang long, and both sides were within range of each other's bows and arrows, so the atmosphere was very tense.

Goguryeo came to trade with the king's envoy minister Shi Zhan and Gao Nam-hee's 1,000 cavalry.

When those cavalrymen saw Zhuang Shaoyou and the others coming, their eyes were about to burst into flames! It's this group of rabbit cubs who dare to yin us! There's a kind of real thing to do with us!

Zhuang Shaoyou turned a blind eye, watched the messenger standing at the head of the bridge opposite, and stepped forward.

That Shi Zhan was very surprised to see Zhuang Shaoyou, why is he so young? So he asked:

"Under the show, he is also a Han Chinese, dare to ask the general's honorable name?"

"Zhuang Shaoyou"

"Oh? The general is the new general under Gongsun Du? Why haven't you heard of it before? ”

"That's right, I'm only eighteen years old this year, and I just joined the army, and General Gongsun will be sent here!"

Shi Zhan's heart is setting off a monstrous wave, that Gongsun Du is enough of a headache, and now there is such a young man's ruthless stubble, if this old and young man has been stationed in Liaodong, then wouldn't my Goguryeo have always been unable to touch Liaodong?

"The general is really a young hero! The future is sure to be limitless! ”

Zhuang Shaoyou smiled faintly and said, "Master Shi, let's talk about business!" I can't wait! ”

Shi Zhan smiled and said, "General Zhuang, can you put the prince back first, be a hostage in the past, and then go back after paying the ransom." ”

"Lord Shi is so courageous! Agree under that! ”

Shi Shi Ran walked towards the bridge, and Zhuang Shaoyou also signaled to let Gao Nanxi pass.

Gao Nanxi glared at Zhang San next to him, and then said to Zhuang Shaoyou: "This king is willing to pay 10,000 taels to buy this person!" ”

My heart is full of anticipation, but on the day of this dog's day, I beat myself hard, and let people strip themselves of their essence, and lose all their color! Be sure to get revenge!

Zhang Sanyi was first angry and then trembling when he heard it, 10,000 taels? If it weren't for my own life, I would have wanted to sell myself!

Thinking of this, I looked at Zhuang Shaoyou with apprehension.

Zhuang Shaoyou glanced at Gao Nanxi: "I said why didn't the prince want to go back a few days ago, it turned out that he had taken a fancy to our Captain Zhang!" As long as Captain Zhang is willing to obey the prince, General Ben will naturally not beat the mandarin ducks! After speaking, he looked at Zhang San with a smile.

Seeing this, Zhang San shook his head vigorously, whether he was sold to be slaughtered or as a father-in-law, he would never do it! Don't die!

Zhuang Shaoyou saw Zhang San shaking his head, so he shrugged at Gao Nanxi: "Lord Wang, I can't help you anymore!" Twisted melons are not sweet! ”

If the eyes can kill, then Zhuang Shaoyou has been cut by a thousand knives.

Gao Nanxi was so choked that he couldn't say a word, he originally wanted to buy this Zhang San and go back to vent his anger, but he didn't expect this Zhuang Shaoyou to beat him upside down, and he said that he was a good man's old glass! The king is also angry!

At this time, Shi Zhan came over and whispered in Gao Nanxi's ear: "The prince is not going to leave quickly!" ”

Gao Nanxi was suddenly shocked, he was still a prisoner, so he snorted coldly and hurriedly crossed the bridge.

After Gao Nanxi crossed the bridge, his cavalry came over to greet him, but Gao Nanxi didn't care, just got on his horse, glared at Zhuang Shaoyou on the other side, and hesitated for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhuang Shaoyou smiled slightly: "Could it be that the prince still wants to make another move with Zaixia?" With the regret of not engaging in battle that day? ”

Seeing this, Shi Zhan hurriedly persuaded loudly: "Lord Wang, everything is important to the overall situation!" ”

Others thought he was worried about his safety, but Gao Nanxi woke up to his senses, if he turned his face now, it would be to make Goguryeo bear the infamy of treachery

And this is set by the king himself, if he dares to disobey, plus this defeat and capture, maybe he will be caught by the king Gao Nanwu and repaired

Gao Nanxi had no choice but to resist the urge to turn his face, after all, this performance was also his own henchman, if he abandoned him, it would be too chilling, forget it.

Gao Nanxi waved his hand to his subordinates, signaling them to trade as planned.

Hundreds of people escorted fifteen chests of silver, five hundred horses, and a thousand bows slowly across the bridge.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhuang Shaoyou said to Shi Zhan with a smile: "Master Shi, you are so bold, I admire it, there will be a period later!" ”

Shi Zhan also smiled: "General Zhuang is the real hero, if you meet on the battlefield next time, please be merciful to the general, don't kill too hard!" ”