The emperors who heard the news all stopped in Bengbu, this is not a card that does not follow the routine, this is completely nonsense.

The ceremony of going out to Nanchen is still being carried out here, and before the end of the announcement of the expedition, the other party surrendered directly, and the expedition ceremony became a triumphant ceremony.

No one knows what Nan Chen is doing, but now the whole expedition ceremony doesn't know how to proceed, and whether to fight or not?

Yang Guang keenly noticed the change of the emperor, and it was right to announce the expedition at this time, but Yang Xiu and the civil and military officials did not wait for Yang Jian to announce the order to go out.

He came to the emperor's side and said, "Father, no matter what, now that the army is about to start, let the army go out first." ”

Yang Jian then ordered the whole army to go to battle, Yang Xiu pulled out the Bingzi pepper forest, shining in the sun, riding a red-maned horse, and led the troops out like a flaming god of war.

And as soon as he left Daxing City, he was recalled by the emperor's secret envoy.

Yang Xiu looked at the eunuch sent by the emperor with great confusion, if it wasn't for the real familiarity, he would have thought that someone was pretending, how could it be that he had just set out on the expedition, and let the boss return alone less than ten miles away from Daxing City?

"Father-in-law, this matter is no joke, this king is now leading the troops to the battle, this is only more than ten miles away, if there are no special circumstances, it is absolutely impossible to be recalled, let the commander out of the army, unreasonable?"

"Could it be that something happened to the prince?"

Thinking about it like this, there seems to be a little expectation of it.

The eunuch said with some embarrassment: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is fine, and if things go well, not only you, but the army does not need to set off, in short, you let the army rest first, and go back to the palace with the slave maid." ”

Yang Xiu's vigilance was immediately raised, thinking of Yang Guang's assassination, and even suspecting that Yang Guang was trying to assassinate himself.

"If the matter is not clear, this king will punish you for the sin of false proclamation."

The eunuch looked anxious: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, then this matter, the slave can only whisper to you alone." ”

"No, don't try to get close to me if you don't make it clear, what if you want to assassinate this king?"

The eunuchs were about to cry, and they had no choice but to lower their voices as much as possible: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, Nan Chen has surrendered." ”

"Huh?! What nonsense are you talking about? ”

Yang Xiu looked at the eunuch in disbelief, he wouldn't believe the news.

The long Shi Yuanyan beside him was also stunned.

The two of them let people look at the eunuch and walked aside.

"What's going on?" Yang Xiu was still in shock.

Yuan Yan was also very puzzled, why did he surrender?

"Your Highness has just left Daxing City, the eunuch is a person from His Majesty's side, the risk of falsely transmitting the holy decree is too great, as long as we go back to the city, we can see through the deception, but if this is true, it will be troublesome."

"What's the trouble?"

"If Nan Chen surrendered even if he surrendered just after His Highness arrived at the front line, it would be His Highness's credit, but now...... We just got out of Daxing City, we didn't fight a battle, and your prestige Your Royal Highness the King of Shu has not yet reached the border pass, and if Nan Chen surrenders, there will be no credit, and even today's fanfare departure ceremony will become a topic of conversation for others in the future. ”

Yang Xiu frowned tightly: "What should we do now?" ”

"Although the other party is familiar with the face, but he does not bring a holy decree, His Highness can ignore it for now, and the minister will send someone back to Beijing to investigate and see what the situation is before making a decision."

"Okay."

Just when Yuan Yan was about to send someone to set off, another group of people rushed over, this time it was still the eunuch in the palace or the familiar face of the emperor, and this time he brought the emperor's token.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu quickly returned to Beijing with the slaves and maids in a low-key manner."

Two groups of people came in a row, because the emperor felt that Yang Xiu might not believe it, so he hurriedly sent a second group with tokens to invite.

The emperor did not issue a holy decree, because he did not want to spread the matter of Nan Chen's surrender for the time being.

Whether or not to accept Nan Chen's surrender is still up for debate.

At this time, Yuan Yan also felt that it was impossible not to return to Beijing, so he immediately said to Yang Xiu: "Your Highness, you take five personal guards back to Beijing first, and let the soldiers rest in place first, and I will show you." ”

"No, you come with me."

The smartest and most trustworthy advisor by Yang Xiu's side is Yuan Yan, so the more moments like this, the more he has to take Yuan Yan with him.

Yuan Yan felt Yang Xiu's trust in him, and nodded heavily: "Chen, I understand." ”

The two hurriedly returned to Beijing and hurried into the palace, and there were a few people standing in the palace hall at this time.

The emperor was on the top position, and below him were the crown prince Yang Guang, Yu Wenshu, Yang Su, Yu Qingze, Gao Gong and others, and the most important courtiers of the Great Sui Dynasty, such as the Six Shangshu.

As soon as Yang Xiu entered, he ran to the emperor in a panic: "Father, ...... emperor"

But before the words could be asked, the emperor spoke first: "There is no doubt that Emperor Chen Shubao of Nanchen has already submitted a letter of surrender, which is absolutely true." ”

"This ...... Father, could this be a trap? As soon as there was news of the expedition on our side, Nan Chen handed over the letter of surrender, could it be that he deliberately delayed our front, hoping to get a chance to breathe. ”

Yang Jian nodded: "I don't rule out this possibility, when you didn't arrive, I discussed it with all of you, and I have to listen to your opinion, at this time, should you fight or not fight Nan Chen?" ”

Yang Xiu said firmly: "Fight, we must fight, how long have we been preparing for this time, now that we say that if we don't fight, we won't fight, all preparations will be in vain, and in case it is Nan Chen's delaying strategy, it just makes me waste my time, energy and money in vain, and I have to reorganize and fight again." ”

"I support the idea of the fourth brother."

At this time, it was the crown prince Yang Guang who stood up to support Yang Xiu who was not expected by everyone.

"Father, we have been preparing for the Southern Expedition for so long, are we really not fighting? We must not waste our national strength. ”

Why does Yang Guang support Yang Xiu? Because before Yang Xiu came, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty said that they would not fight, and even the emperor's own opinions would not fight, and Yang Guang was the last to express his position, and such a seemingly resolute statement could not produce any practical effect.

Gao Gong, who had the most power to speak in Yang Jian's heart, said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that you can't fight. ”

"First, my Great Sui is not a belligerent country, and the people of Great Sui love peace, so why not make Nan Chen surrender in such an easier way?"

"Second, the life of the Great Sui soldiers is also the life, as long as they go to the battlefield, this life will be handed over even if half of it is handed over, even if we have better weapons and better equipment, our soldiers of the Great Sui are each one as ten, then Nan Chen's troops of at least hundreds of thousands of troops have to fight out our tens of thousands of soldiers, they are all Great Sui soldiers."

"Third, Nan Chen surrenders, if we don't allow it, the army and people of Nan Chen will inevitably fight against the water, in their eyes, we are the enemy country that wants to kill them and exterminate the clan, even if we defeat Nan Chen, I am afraid that the difficulty of governance will increase exponentially, it is better to push the boat down the river and accept Nan Chen's surrender now."

Before Yang Xiu could speak, Yang Guang said: "It's still a matter of Fang Cai, what if Nan Chen is pretending to surrender and has another plan?" ”

Yang Xiu continued: "Yes, Nan Chen and we have been opposed for so long and suddenly said that they surrendered without warning, don't you all feel suspicious?" ”

At this time, Yu Qing came out and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, even if Nan Chen is pretending to surrender, according to our current deployment, the worst result is only to wait for a year and a half before going on the expedition. ”

"No, they can't be succeeded by Nan Chen's scheme, they must have some bad ideas, father, you must not be gullible."

The quarrel became intense, and Yang Xiu fought the main battle, but the rest of the people in the court, except for Yang Guang's two sentences of support at the beginning, all asked for a joint discussion, and he couldn't set off the storm alone.

Yuan Yan could be regarded as seeing it clearly on the side, saying that it was a discussion, but the emperor had already made up his mind, and he just asked others to persuade Yang Xiu.

Sure enough, when Yang Xiu and Yuan Yan couldn't talk to everyone, the emperor spoke appropriately and appropriately.

"Since Nan Chen's Chen Shubao has sent a surrender document, as a state of etiquette, I think I can take a look at it first."

"Father's ......"

Yang Xiu wanted to say something, but Yuan Yan grabbed him and shook his head to signal him to stop talking.

Yang Xiu couldn't breathe out of his chest, and he was very uncomfortable.

Yang Jian looked at Yu Qingze and said, "You are reading the paperwork, what did Chen Shubao write in the book." ”

Yu Qing walked out with the surrender document, the clerk was very long, and Yu Qing said a little concisely.

"The document is stamped with Chen Shubao's seal, and the word is the word of Yuan Xian, the prime minister of Southern Chen, Yuan Xian is a famous calligrapher, so his words are widely circulated, and the ministers recognize it, and there is no doubt about the document."

"In the document, Chen Shubao first complimented the Great Sui, and then said that after careful consideration, he decided to surrender to the Great Sui in order to protect the people and land of Nanchen from the devastation."

At the same time, he also made a request for twelve points of surrender.

"First, the Great Sui promised not to use troops against Nanchen and not to harm the people of Nanchen."

"Second, the Great Sui must not kill their Chen family, and must protect the Chen family's foundation."

"Third, every year Nan Chen promised to pay 10% of the income to the Great Sui, but to obtain the machinery for the Great Sui to make cheap goods."

"Fourth, the Chen clan still resides in Jiankang City, and has military rights to Jiankang City and the surrounding cities."

"Fifth, the Great Sui is not allowed to garrison Jiankang City."

"Sixth, do not revoke the title of Emperor Chen Shubao, and change the title to Southern Emperor."

"Seventh, the Great Sui royal family married their daughter into the Nanchen royal family."

"Eighth, the princess of the Nanchen royal family married the crown prince of the Great Sui."

"Ninth, freedom of commerce and trade, no interference."

"Tenth, Nan Chen has the right to mint its own currency and does not use the currency of the Great Sui."

"Eleventh, Nanchen students can participate in the Great Sui Imperial Examination, and Nanchen will also hold the imperial examination, and the Great Sui must not prevent students from participating."

"Twelfth, help Nan Chen establish a school and a medical school."

After listening to these simplified and summarized conditions, Yang Xiu immediately said: "Father, is this a condition for surrender?" Emperor Nan Chen retains the title of emperor and has his own army, what is the difference between this and not surrendering? ”

Yang Jian himself frowned, this condition does not seem to be very sincere.

Yang Su stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the surrender negotiation is not something that can be completed overnight, Nanchen's economy, culture, and military strength are far from being comparable to Goguryeo, and now it is understandable that they have put forward some conditions, and we can also put forward our own conditions, and ask for the price to pay back." ”

Gao Xi nodded: "I agree with this statement, since it is a negotiation, the conditions this time must not count." ”

Everyone talked again, but the opinion was still the same or the negotiation.

In the end, the emperor said: "You are responsible for the negotiation of Gao Xi, and first order someone to reply to Nan Chen, I intend to accept their surrender, and agree on a time and place to negotiate." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yang Xiu saw that he was powerless, so he had to sigh.

The emperor continued: "Among the surrender conditions given by Nan Chen, all except the first, seventh, eighth, and ninth articles are not allowed and all are overturned, and these four articles can be discussed. ”

Yang Guang reacted immediately.

"Seventh, the Great Sui royal family married their daughter into the Nanchen royal family."

"Eighth, the princess of the Nanchen royal family married the crown prince of the Great Sui."

Yang Guang immediately said: "Father, when I was targeting the Turks before, I once said that if you don't get along, don't cut land, and don't pay compensation, how can you marry the princess to the Nanchen royal family." ”

Yang Jian didn't think it was a harmony: "If we accept Nan Chen's surrender, even if Nan Chen's royal family will definitely be crowned king, he will be a courtier of the Great Sui at that time, which cannot be regarded as a harmony." ”

"That eighth article is not good, the wives and concubines of the sons and daughters are enough, and I don't want to add more people."

Yang Jian said disapprerovingly about this matter: "You are now the crown prince, and it is also appropriate to sacrifice some for the country, this condition is the most reasonable one of the twelve conditions of Nan Chen, even if they don't mention it, I will add it to it." ”

"This ...... Erchen felt that the fourth brother was more suitable. ”

Yang Xiu immediately interrupted: "No, brother Huang, brother doesn't have to." ”

As a one-man favorite, Yang Xiu decisively rejected this condition.

This is good, this other country sent the princess over, and since ancient times, there has never been a situation where the princes let each other go.

The emperor had a headache for it, the eldest son and the third son were too distracted, and the second and fourth sons were too distracted, so why couldn't they be neutralized?

Yang Jian didn't want to continue to have a headache because of such a little thing, so he said: "This matter, let your mother decide later, these rules are decided in this way, and you can set the time for the rest of Gao Xi, and we will discuss the results in the next few days." ”

"The king of Shu went to bring all the soldiers back to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, and all of them were scattered, don't get together."

Yang Xiuwan was reluctant to accept the order.

I thought that I had made a contribution, but I didn't expect that I didn't do anything, and the achievement was over, so how could I be angry.

Before leaving the palace, Yang Guang found him alone: "Fourth brother, you can't go to the southern expedition this time, this red-maned fierce horse is still sent to you as a brother, as a souvenir." ”

(End of chapter)