"Father's ......"

Li Jing immediately waved his hand to stop Li Hongji from asking questions, the reason was very simple, since he knew that the 14 states of Jiangbei could not be defended, why did he wait until he could not hold them before talking about the conditions? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to the Southern Tang Dynasty to directly sacrifice the 14 states of Jiangbei now?

"Hongji, although you are resourceful, you are still a little tender. If he directly handed over all of Jiangbei to Chai Rong, his power would expand rapidly, and he would have enough troops to directly break through the Yangtze River defense line at that time. The purpose of holding the 14 points in the north of the Yangtze River is to delay time and consolidate the defense line of the Yangtze River, so that they will never be able to cross the Yangtze River by one step. Li Jing said: "In fact, my father also knows very well that the fourteen states of Jiangbei can't hold it, and the question is only whether the Southern Tang Dynasty will sacrifice it or Chai Rong will take it forcibly." It is absolutely impossible to give it directly, let him forcibly seize it, so that it will take at least two or three years, and we can make sufficient preparations to stop him in the Yangtze River. ”

"Father, can't you really negotiate directly? Since the predecessors of Wuyazi and Xiaoyaozi said this, they must have their intentions. They are no ordinary people, and we need to trust their judgment. ”

"That's true, but there are some things they don't know because they haven't been emperors. Li Jing said: "They may think about human nature too beautifully, as people in the martial arts, they may be saying the same, they can give their lives for the promise." But Chai Rong may not be like this, he can sacrifice everything, including reputation, in order to unify the world. He can agree to the terms we talked about, and at the same time he can not fulfill his promises. ”

"Father, will you listen to the persuasion once?" Li Hongji said: "The last time I didn't listen to the words of the Taoist Commander of the Boundless Son, so that I fell into the disadvantage I have now. Xiaoyaozi's predecessors are indeed superior, and we can attack Wu Yue after the peace talks to make up for the losses of the fourteen states in Jiangbei. There are thirteen states in Wuyue, which is not much compared to the fourteen states in Jiangbei, and the people in the fourteen states in Jiangbei don't need to start over, wouldn't it be better to directly occupy Wuyue and let them operate and develop by the sea?"

Li Jing is actually said to be moved, although he has the ambition to unify the world, but it would be good if he kept peaceful. But Chai Rong will never agree to this matter, because Chai Rong really wants to unify the world, and nothing can stop it.

Of course, it is not impossible to send two people to probe Chai Rong's tone. It's just that such actions are meaningless.

Li Jing was really not interested in peace talks, because he knew that Chai Rong would never agree. Case...... Send two people casually to shut up Li Hongji.

"Hongji, go and call Zhong Mo and Li Deming in. You go and prepare for the evacuation first, this matter is more urgent, you don't have to worry about the rest. ”

"Obey the order~!" Li Hongji suddenly became excited, because he thought that Li Jing asked him to call Zhong Mo and Li Deming, these two people have always been able to speak well, and things like negotiation are left to them to do. So if Li Jing asked them to come in...... It must be a matter of preparing for peace talks.

After Li Hongji left, Zhong Mo and Li Deming followed into the house.

"See Your Majesty. ”

"No courtesy~" Li Jing said: "Do you two know that the water army has suffered a defeat?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the ministers already know. ”

"Actually, I don't plan to make peace, but ...... Your Highness the Crown Prince thinks that peace talks are a good idea. Anyway, the two of you can take a trip, and first go and find out the tone of Chai Rong's kid. Even if the peace talks fail, it's okay to delay him a little. You can just take a little thing in Shouzhou and go over as a salute for peace. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's not quite right. Zhong Mo said: "Your Majesty, can we just take a little something?"

"Nonsense, nearly 100,000 people in Shouzhou want to evacuate, and there are too many things they can't take with them, so you can move over and give them to Chai Rong. By the way, I also brought some of my entourage, saying that it was for the emperor's exclusive use, to show my sincerity...... So be it, you go and prepare. ”

"Obey the order...... Zhong Mo and Li Deming stared wide-eyed, not knowing how to describe their mood at this time.

Li Jing may just be delaying Chai Rong's siege of Shouzhou and buying a little more time for Shouzhou to evacuate. But he threw the serious problem at the two men. Zhong Mo and Li Deming can't help it, they just do this business to eat, no matter how harsh the conditions Li Jing gives, they still have to go, and they must do a good job.

It must be embarrassing, but what can be done about this? Eating the king's Lu and bearing the king's worries, the two immediately began to prepare.

While the Southern Tang army drove the people to retreat, Zhong Mo and Li Deming packed up the things that the people could not take away or left behind, and sent 5,000 soldiers to carry these gifts directly to the Zhou army.

It has been a rule since ancient times that the two countries will not fight each other. However, there are not many people who abide by this rule, and it is not clear what Zhong Mo and Li Deming did in this business?

However, it also depends on the situation, there is a greater hatred between the two countries, and if the envoy is to show off his might, he is basically dead. But if the messenger is going to sue for peace, there should be no problem. In fact, many emperors prefer envoys for peace talks, but they hate those envoys who fight with people.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming brought 5,000 soldiers to the outside of the Zhou military camp and were directly controlled. However, the Zhou army camp is not all fools, they know very well that this group of people is not here to fight. Even in a war, it is impossible to bring only such a small number of people, but also gifts.

"Who's coming? ”

"Zhong Mo. ”

"Li Deming. ”

"What's the matter?"

"On the order of the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I came to meet Emperor Shizong of the Great Zhou. ”

"Wait a minute, and the last general will go and say goodbye. Zheng Ziming's attitude immediately changed for the better, since the other party explained his intentions, he had to be treated specially. No matter how high or low the official position of the envoy is, he directly represents the Southern Tang Emperor, as if he was there in person. He had to be very polite to the envoys, but the slightest disrespect would lead to war.

Of course, the two countries were already at war, and Zheng Ziming was not worried about this. However, since the other party is the emperor representing the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is also appropriate to be polite.

Zheng Ziming immediately returned to the camp to report, in fact, the news of these people had already reached Chai Rong's ears. Chai Rong was also thinking about what they were doing. Did Nan Tang plan to negotiate peace as soon as he suffered a defeat? Li Jing was too untempered.

But then again, sooner or later, these 200,000 troops will have to annex Jiangbei entirely, and it will be very fast. It is also normal for him to want peace talks now, because the Southern Tang army is simply unstoppable. But even if he wanted to, it wouldn't be possible.

How could Chai Rong let go of this good opportunity? Unless Li Jing had directly ceded all the 14 prefectures in Jiangbei, there was no need to talk about it at all.

"Zhong Mo and Li Deming? I don't know each other very well, Fan Xiang and Wang Xiang, are you familiar with these two people?" Although Chai Rong was fighting with the Southern Tang Dynasty, he did not know all the officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty. That's where the ministers come in, and the ministers should be able to explain these things for him.

Fan Zhen hesitated: "I've heard of it, but I don't know very well...... Of course, this kind of thing still has to be asked to Wei Renpu, Lord Wei, you have the ability to never forget, what do you think of these two people?"

These two people are not well-known in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but they can speak well, and they are often used to envoy countries and negotiate terms with each other. Wei Renpu said: "The last time they negotiated with Khitan Yeluzhen, they negotiated very good terms, and even Yeluzhen admired the eloquence of these two. ”

Wei Renpu's description is really surprising, and Wei Renpu is indeed more powerful than Fan Zhen in this regard. Although both were civil servants, they developed in different directions. Wei Renpu is very smart, but he is slightly inferior to Fan Qian, but he is well-informed, and he never forgets everything, as long as he listens to it once, he can remember it clearly, which Fan Zhen cannot compare.

"Admire and admire, I even remember this kind of thing clearly. Fan said: "Lord Wei's unforgettable ability is really admirable. ”

"It's just a matter of remembering, and nothing else. Wei Renpu only had two polite words, in fact, he has been like this since he was a child, not a strong memory but a talent.

"Don't say kind words, Li Jing has already made a move, should we take it or not?" Chai Rong said: "These two people must have come to sue for peace, I want to kill them, including all the five thousand soldiers, but it is a bit inappropriate to do so." ”

"Of course not...... It has been a rule since ancient times that the two countries will not fight each other. Your Majesty, peace talks were originally meant to be willing by both sides, and as long as our side was unwilling, it was useless for them to negotiate, right? There is no need to leave a stigma. ”

Of course, Chai Rong knew that it was not appropriate to do this, and what he said just now was just casual talk.

"I know that I can't kill them, but the other party is here for peace talks, how can I dispel this idea of them?" Chai Rong said: "Peace talks are impossible for peace talks, unless Li Jing is willing to directly cede the fourteen states of Jiangbei, otherwise I will not give anything to peace talks." If he was willing to give, it would save me a lot of trouble. At least half of him can be taken away. Anyway, we can't cross the Yangtze River, so let them stay in the Jiangnan area. Pass them in first, don't slack off, receive them with the highest courtesy. ”

"Obey the order...... Zheng Ziming laughed evilly, and then immediately went to prepare.

......

"Ha~!" Tens of thousands of soldiers lined up neatly, and a roar shook people's eardrums.

Everyone flashed their weapons and aimed them at Zhong Mo and Li Deming, allowing them to pass through the middle of the weapons. The two of them are civil officials, and they are not very bold in the first place, not to mention that they are envoying to the military camp of Da Zhou Chai Rong this time, where there are 200,000 troops.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming walked in with courage, and they didn't bring any guards with them when they were summoned. However, they also knew very well that it would be useless for them to bring Huangfu Jixun here, unless they could bring guards of the level of Bu Xiangyang or Yeluzhen, otherwise anyone would die.

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