"This time we negotiated peace with Zhou Guo, and we and the other two jointly agreed that the territory of the two countries should be subject to their respective bases now.

That is, here in Hanzhong County, the four prefectures of Nanzheng, Xixiang, Nanjiang, and Baishi occupied by the king, the three prefectures of Xicheng, Fangling, and Guining of Xiangyang County, and the three prefectures of Jingmen, Jingling, and Jingshan occupied by the imperial court were all ceded to me.

After that, the two countries took the present-day prefecture and county as the border, and each of them called off the army and made a truce, shaking hands and making peace. ”

On the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, Yang Jing personally came from Xiangyang and came with the news.

After hearing this, Lu Yuan was also relieved in his heart.

Since the Northern Expedition, it has been fought for so long, from the beginning of December of the seventh year of Hongdao to the beginning of September of the eighth year of Hongdao now, almost nine months, and at this time I can finally take a break.

Therefore, after hearing the news, he hurriedly asked, "When will the people withdraw from the army that week?" ”

Outside Nanzheng City, He Batsheng still led an army of 300,000 and kept an eye on this county town!

The other party does not retreat, even if peace has been negotiated now, Lu Yuan is not steady in his heart.

Yang Jingdao: "Now that the will of the Zhou court should have reached He Batsheng, as long as he receives the order, it will not take long for him to retreat." After all, it is not only us who the Zhou people have to guard against. ”

Speaking of this, he said meaningfully: "The Wei State in the north is also not at peace. ”

When Lu Yuan heard this, his heart moved, and he secretly thought that it would be difficult for the imperial court to be in the Wei State in the north of the Zhou State, and there were other arrangements for it.

It's not impossible.

After all, the country of Yue has been around for 200 years, and if you count those families near the sea, they have inherited it for thousands of years.

For thousands of years, it is not uncommon for these families to operate a deep-rooted network of relationships throughout Kyushu, or in the neighboring states.

At this time, it may have been the Yue Dynasty that launched some relations in the Wei State, causing it to mobilize troops in the north of the Zhou State and forcing the Zhou people to compromise and retreat.

Thinking like this in his heart, Lu Yuan was not in a hurry, nodded and said, "Then wait a little longer." ”

Zhou Ren didn't let him wait long.

On the third day of Yang Jing's arrival, the Zhou people, who had been surrounding Nanzheng City, began to withdraw their troops and pull out the camp and relieve the siege of the city.

At the same time, the Zhou people also sent envoys to inform the two countries of the peace and withdrawal of the army.

Naturally, there is nothing to say about this.

Lu Yuan has no intention of entangling with those Zhou people anymore, after all, now that the Northern Expedition is over, he is fighting them, and it will become Changsha to resist the entire Zhou State with the strength of one country.

Of course he wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

Therefore, Lu Yuan readily agreed to the matter proposed by the envoy not to send troops to pursue him.

However, this matter is easy to say, after the envoy mentioned this condition, he said something again, which made Lu Yuan a little stunned: "He Batsheng wants to see me?" ”

The envoy of the Zhou State in front of him nodded and said, "Yes, the king, General Heba wants to meet you and discuss some things." ”

Lu Yuan groaned, and then asked, "When to meet, where to meet, and how to meet." ”

The messenger said: "There is a Huangshi Pavilion outside the city, built near the river, there are green mountains on the side, the scenery is beautiful, and we will meet in that place." The meeting time will be tomorrow, for General Hebal and the king. ”

Hearing these details of the meeting, Lu Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he thought about it for a long time, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, I will come to the meeting tomorrow." ”

Facing Ho Batsheng alone, he was not afraid.

And before the other party left, he specially invited him to meet, Lu Yuan didn't think that the other party was a hero and cherished a hero, and after fighting with him, he had admiration and wanted to make friends.

It is more likely that the other party has a certain purpose, or the other party represents that Zhou Guo has a certain purpose and wants to talk to him.

Now that the Northern Expedition has ended, the most fundamental contradiction between Lu Yuan and Zhou has been resolved.

And the territory on the side of Hanzhong County will soon be replaced, and at that time, the conflict with the Zhou State to the forefront will become.

The only contradiction between Lu Yuan and Zhou is estimated to be the only one left that is still occupied, the three western mansions of Xiangyang County.

But this little contradiction, compared to Yue Guo, Ji Hui and Qiao Kangquan, is simply a small thing, and the secondary of the secondary is not the main contradiction.

Therefore, in this way, there is a basis for cooperation between him and Zhou Guo again.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing to meet with Hebal.

"Then the lower official will go back and inform General Heba that he will wait for the king in Huangshi Pavilion tomorrow."

When the envoy below heard Lu Yuan's agreement, a hint of joy appeared on his face, and he hurriedly responded: "Everything is over, and the lower officials will not stay longer." ”

Then he bowed and withdrew.

After the Zhou envoy left, Yang Jing also rushed over: "The Zhou people have withdrawn?" ”

Lu Yuan nodded: "Yes, He Batsheng sent someone to inform me and asked me to abide by the peace covenant and not pursue his army of returnees." ”

Well, he didn't say anything to Yang Jing about He Batsheng's request to meet.

After all, the things that the two met and discussed were most likely aimed at Yue Guo.

This kind of thing, can you tell Yang Jing, the Marquis of Wu Xuanhou of Yueguo?

Therefore, Yang Jing, who did not know about this matter, after listening to the request of the Zhou people, said: "Don't stop returning to the teacher, the art of war is common." Moreover, there is a covenant and a covenant, and we really cannot provoke and attack the other side without authorization. ”

Lu Yuan said: "I know this truth. Therefore, for the other party's request, it has been agreed. ”

"The king is far-reaching, and the ministers are naturally clear."

Yang Jing laughed, then changed the topic and mentioned another matter: "Now that the Zhou people have negotiated peace, Xichuan County has also been recovered, and the battle of the Northern Expedition has come to an end." Regarding the reward for the holy monk Jihui and the head of the Qiao family, the imperial court should also have news soon.

In less than two months, these two will be established in Xichuan and officially enthroned as kings. ”

When Lu Yuan heard this, his heart moved, and he asked, "Where are these two feudal countries, does the imperial court have a plan?" ”

Yang Jing stroked his beard and said: "The specific details, it is roughly the five mansions of Wushan Mansion, Linjiang Mansion, Yuzhong Mansion, Jiange Mansion and Nanchong Mansion of the Qiao family, and the founding of Hanzhong.

Jihui holy monk to Anyue Mansion, Tongchuan Mansion, Chengdu Mansion, Panshi Mansion, Xuanwu Mansion five mansions, the founding of Xichuan. ”

Hearing the names of Hanzhong and Xichuan, Lu Yuan instantly understood in his heart that this was between Ji Hui and Qiao Kangquan, and there was a discussion on how to divide Xichuan.

Qiao Kangquan thought it was the name of the country, and he ruled Wushan Mansion, Linjiang Mansion, and Yuzhong Mansion, which implied that it was already obvious.

exchanging territory with Lu Yuan, the preferred candidate of the imperial court is the Qiao family, who is more cordial to the imperial court and has many marriages with those Linhai families.

Let Qiao Kangquan occupy the three provinces of Hanzhong and the south with a large population, not only can the party close to the imperial court have more power. Moreover, the Qiao family was originally in the border county, and many of their children were in the army, so they could be regarded as good at fighting.

In particular, it occupies the land of Hanzhong County, which can be said to be the imperial court arch for the northern frontier to resist the Zhou people.

Well, on the other hand, if the other party occupies Hanzhong County, then it can also follow the Han River and go down the river to directly attack Lu Yuan's Xicheng, Fangling, and Guining three mansions.

In short, this arrangement of the imperial court can be described as painstakingly deliberate.

And most of the benefits were given to Qiao Kangquan as compensation, so the Chengdu Mansion, which was originally a county governor, and the four prefectures around Chengdu, which were relatively wealthy, were given to the holy monk Jihui as a feudal state.

There is a county town in hand, which is enough to appease the other party.

It is worthy of being a family immersed in politics, and the kung fu of the court is powerful.

However, Lu Yuan didn't have much opinion on these.

Now in the three southern prefectures of Hanzhong County, one-third of the people have been moved away by him, and the remaining ones add up, at most there are 100,000 households left, more than 500,000 people.

At this point of population, the Han China established by Qiao Kangquan, even if you count the two prefectures of Xichuan, it is estimated that it is about 800,000 people.

With 800,000 people, if the other party wants to raise troops, 20,000 or 30,000 is the limit.

Even if you take into account the light and light forced labor and recuperation, it is reasonable to raise 10,000 people with this household registration.

Therefore, no matter how the other party recuperates, or uses military force, except for Qiao Kangquan, the innate grandmaster, this nascent Han China is basically no threat to Lu Yuan.

No matter how calculating the imperial court is, no matter how much it manages and plans, it is still of little use in the face of a huge gap in strength.

Therefore, for the tone revealed by Yang Jing, Lu Yuan just smiled and congratulated: "Jihui Holy Monk and the Qiao family master can successfully establish the country, and I have two more friendly neighbors in Changsha Kingdom, which is really gratifying." On the day of the founding of these two rulers, I will send a messenger to attend the ceremony. ”

Yang Jing saw that Lu Yuan did not object to this arrangement, and he was also relieved in his heart, and said with a smile: "That's just right." When these two countries were founded, I was the envoy of the imperial court, and I happened to be accompanied by the envoy of Changsha at that time. ”

Lu Yuan smiled: "Then I will ask Marquis Wu Xuan to take care of the envoy of the other country." ”

Yang Jingdao: "It's easy to say." ”

Then, the two talked about some things, and Yang Jing achieved his goal, so he left with interest.

……

On the second day, after yesterday's withdrawal, the number of Zhou people outside the city had already decreased by one-third, and some of the remaining ones would be withdrawn one after another for three or five days at most.

Therefore, in addition to arranging people to monitor the withdrawal of the Zhou people, Lu Yuan hid his whereabouts, did not alarm anyone, and happened to leave the city.

Yellowstone Pavilion.

When Lu Yuan checked the surroundings and confirmed that there was no one in ambush nearby, when he arrived here, there were already people waiting in the court.

He Batsheng was dressed in red and sat in the pavilion.

At this time, there was a fire in the courtyard, and a pot of tea was cooked on the stove, and the fragrance came out.

"King of Changsha, the tea has been cooked, please take a seat."

When He Batsheng saw Lu Yuan, the corners of his mouth smiled, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the opposite position, and then began to pour tea.

After pouring tea for the two of them, he put down the hot teapot and introduced with a smile: "This is the Qingyuan tea that is a specialty of Fang County, Zhou Guoshuo, with a strong taste and a sense of desert arrogance, just like my generation of martial artists." Drinking it is like drinking life, and it will be the most loved. ”

As he spoke, He Batsheng picked up the teacup and took a sip lightly, looking obsessed.

Lu Yuan glanced at the teacup in front of him, he was cautious by nature, and he didn't mean to move at all.

In today's world, there are countless kinds of strange poisons.

Especially his queen, who is from the Five Poisons Sect, is an expert in playing drugs.

After the relationship with Lan Cai'er was good, Lu Yuan asked the other party, is there any poison that can target the innate grandmaster?

Answer: Naturally, there is.

Although the innate grandmaster is completely integrated, under the true air rotation, it has the effect of being invulnerable to all kinds of poisons.

However, although all kinds of strange poisons could not hurt the life of the Innate Grandmaster, in a short period of time, the state of the Innate Grandmaster was greatly reduced, and he could not even use his true qi, he could still do it.

Anyway, on the side of the Five Poisons Sect, there is this kind of strange poison.

And for the effect of this strange poison, Wuyang Hou Li Rail, who has grown into a big tree in front of the grave, is the most vocal.

Therefore, after hearing about this strange poison, Lu Yuan became wary of all kinds of strange poisons.

Although He Batsheng looked at him with a smile on his face and a kind attitude.

But Lu Yuan will not be confused by this superficial phenomenon.

He killed the other party's two pillar kingdoms and occupied the seven mansions of the Zhou country.

He has caused such a big loss to the Zhou people, if you want to say that the Zhou people don't hate it, then you have seen the hell.

There is a basis for cooperation, but beyond the basis of cooperation, there is no impact on the bitter hatred.

Anyway, Lu Yuan can be sure that if there is a chance, Zhou Guo will never mind getting rid of himself and settling all the previous hatreds.

Therefore, others can not care about their own lives, but Lu Yuan, who is burdened with many enemies, cannot be cautious.

Therefore, he didn't pay attention to any Qingyuan tea, and when he saw that He Batsheng had finished drinking tea, he asked directly: "This time, General He Batsheng invited this king to come, if there is anything, please tell me directly." Our friendship is mediocre, and the king does not have much energy, so he chats with the general here. ”

"Why is the king in such a hurry?"

He Batsheng couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Lu Yuan's unkind words, but the other party said so, and he couldn't drag it out any longer, so he said: "This time, we waited for the two countries to fight each other, and the king attacked twice and defeated our country in a row.

Now it occupies seven prefectures in the two counties of Xiangyang and Hanzhong, among which there are more county towns like Nanzheng, which can be said to have gained a lot.

However, although the harvest is great, according to the general, in Changsha, the first-class people of the innate grandmaster, your country only has the king and the king's unmarried queen, right? ”

Hearing this, Lu Yuan frowned: "So what?" Even though there are only two innates, with the power of my Changsha Kingdom, we can also defend the land of the Seven Mansions. ”

He Batsheng smiled: "Don't let the king fool me." As far as I know, the king has made an agreement with Qiao Kangquan's Han China to exchange the land of Hanzhong with him for the land of Xichuan.

Therefore, the king said that Changsha was the place where the seven prefectures were guarded, but in fact it was just the three prefectures of Xiangyang County. ”

Seeing He Batsheng's words, he broke the secret agreement between himself and Qiao Kangquan and others, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

The matter of territorial exchange, although at the top of the coalition forces, is a well-known thing.

But below the top, no one knows.

At this time, He Batsheng was able to hear about this, and even knew the country name that the Yue Imperial Court had just decided to give Qiao Kangquan, and the other party's infiltration of the high-level Yue State was really shocking.

However, although he was a little surprised, Lu Yuan was cut off from the Yue Dynasty again, and even if the other party was infiltrated into a sieve, it had nothing to do with him.

So at this time, he calmly said: "So what? Since General Heba already knows about the territorial exchange between me and Han China, he should know that it is far easier to defend the three prefectures of Xiangyang County with my strength than before. ”

He Batsheng smiled: "Of course Ben will know about this. And the reason why I mentioned it at this time is that I actually have a deal and want to do it with the king. ”

Speaking of this, the general Heba paused, then stared at Lu Yuan with burning eyes, and said in an eager tone: "Since the king can exchange territory with Qiao Kangquan, then at this time, I will wait for the two countries to strike a truce, and they will no longer be enemy countries."

And how can we not exchange territory with our country?

The country is willing to exchange the land of Xiangyang Mansion for the Great King Nanzheng Mansion. Exchange Xiangyang City for Nanzheng City, and exchange the county town for the county town, what does the king think? ”

"Exchange Xiangyang City for Nanzheng City?" When Lu Yuan heard this condition, his expression couldn't help but be moved.

"Yes, it's Xiangyang City for Nanzheng City."

He Batsheng nodded and said: "Since the king has decided to give up the land of Hanzhong County, then the exchange of Nan Zheng Cheng and Qiao Kangquan, the other party can only exchange Xichuan County for the dilapidated and deserted mansion of the Great King Nanzheng.

But Nan Zheng is the capital of Hanzhong, with a household registration of 100,000 and a Xiongcheng in the world.

In exchange for a small mansion on the side, this transaction, no matter how you look at it, is a loss.

But if Xiangyang City is exchanged with Nanzheng City, Xiangyang is also a famous city in the world, and it is better than Nanzheng when it comes to wealth.

In exchange for this, the king will definitely not lose.

What's even more rare is that if Xiangyang City is relied on, then the three mansions of Fangling, Guining, and Xicheng occupied by the king in Xiangyang will also have a shield to rely on.

At that time, with Xiangyang City as the core, it will be enough to firmly occupy the land of the four prefectures of Xiangyang County.

With this benefit, wouldn't it be better than the king using Nanzheng Mansion for a dilapidated poor mansion in Xichuan?

This time, our country came in good faith, so if such conditions are offered, can the king be willing to exchange? ”

After saying these benefits, He Batsheng did not continue, but looked at Lu Yuan with burning eyes, waiting for the other party's reply.

Being stared at by him, Lu Yuan's mind couldn't help but fly for a while.

Zhou Guo wanted to use Xiangyang Mansion to exchange for his Nanzheng Mansion.

Such a thing, to be honest, he really didn't think about it before, and he didn't prepare when he came.

Therefore, when I heard it at this time, I was really a little disturbed.

But when I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I think it's beneficial.

He Batsheng was right, he used Nanzheng Mansion and Qiao Kangquan to exchange for Xichuan's territory, and at most he exchanged for a poor border mansion, which was extremely disadvantageous.

But if you change Xiangyang Mansion with Zhou Guo, then not only does you still have a county town in your hands. At the same time, the territory in Xiangyang County is no longer like before, like duckweed, without support.

With Xiangyang City, you only need to settle 100,000 troops in the city, and then lead it with a congenital grandmaster, so even if Yue Guo dispatches two innate grandmasters to attack with 200,000 soldiers and horses, don't want to take this city.

And the same thing, if there is only the land of the three prefectures in the west of Xiangyang County, it will not be possible to do it at all.

Only by relying on Xiangyang, a city in the world, can this be achieved.

With Xiangyang City, the land of the three mansions in Xiangyang County, no, the four mansions, can be stabilized in an instant.

Even with the wealthy household registration of Xiangyang County, not only has the population not decreased, but may increase a little.

No matter how you look at it, it's a lot of benefits.

The only problem is that Qiao Kangquan will miss a county town because of this.

The name of the other party's king of Hanzhong will also be lost because of the loss of Nanzheng City, which will be disgraced and become unworthy of the name.

Therefore, after the other party knows about this, he will definitely have a big opinion on Lu Yuan.

But......

He has an opinion, what does it matter to me?

It was originally a guy used by the court to contain himself, and even backstabbed himself, gave him face, and called him a king.

If you don't give him face, what is it?

It is impossible for Lu Yuan to give up the interests he has already obtained for this kind of guy.

Therefore, after careful consideration, confirm that you will not lose anything in this transaction, but make a lot of money.

Regarding He Batsheng's proposal, he showed a bright smile on his face and said happily: "Since your country is so sincere, the king has no reason to refuse. I agreed to the exchange of the two cities. ”

When He Batsheng heard this, the smile on his face became even bigger.

In this way, the matter of Zhou and Changsha exchanging territories was decided.