At the end of the day, outside Bianliang City, in the deep forest station, the wind is rising......

In front of the barracks, the soldiers of the Ming army stood solemnly and waited for them. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info military camp and school yard were slaughtered, and the war horses neighed and howled coldly-tonight was the night of negotiations, and Bianliang Taishou Zuo Junbi was invited by Zhu Yuanzhang to come in person for the surrender of the war; while on the side of the Ming army, Xu Da was the first person to negotiate, and he talked to Zuo Junbi in the camp, followed by Lu Jing......

"Your Majesty, Lord Zuo is here......" A gust of cold wind swept by, in front of the camp gate, often met the direction of the gate seen by the spring, a grand general accompanied by dozens of Mengyuan soldiers, slowly and towards the military camp arrived, often met the spring Chong Zhu Yuanzhang responded softly.

"Order the lieutenant generals of the army, respectfully greet Lord Zuo, inform Marshal Xu and the army division, and let them negotiate and deal with it......," Zhu Yuanzhang did not turn his head, and ordered in a low voice.

"Yes—" Chang Yuchun turned around and walked in the direction of the tent for negotiations......

The tent for negotiation is in the middle camp, and the tent is divided into two rooms, the outer room is used by the Lord for negotiation, and the inner room is used for the rest of the messengers. However, there was someone in the inner room in advance today, not the enemy envoy who came to negotiate, but Xu Da and Lu Jing who were preparing to negotiate on Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

Xu Da looked energetic, got up and waved his mighty arm, as if he was full of confidence in tonight's negotiations;

During today's daytime discussion, Xu Da already had "opinions" on Lu Jing, and tonight he saw Lu Jing's appearance of "whether she wants to die or not", and he didn't have a good face for her.

However, Lu Jing didn't seem to care about Xu Da's eyes, nor did she care about her inferior status, she just sat quietly alone and didn't say a word.

"Hey, can the army division come up with a good plan for tonight's negotiation?" Xu Da couldn't help but ask coldly.

Lu Jing didn't answer, but closed her eyes and pondered with a slightly sad expression.

"General Ben asked you something, how dare you not agree?" Seeing that Lu Jing didn't seem to take himself seriously, Xu Da reprimanded him a little angrily.

"Isn't Lord Xu already full of confidence......" Lu Jing paused, and finally said in a low voice, "Today's general will be angry with Lord Xu, is it the last general, the last general feels guilty and doesn't dare to say more......" In the face of Xu Da's questioning, Lu Jing still tried her best to be polite.

"Hmph, I speak inexplicably...... Xu Da couldn't hear what Lu Jing meant, although he had prejudices against Lu Jing, but after all, he was personally recommended by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the enemy should be united at present, Xu Da still lowered his identity and said, "Actually, Xu knows that the army division is a real talented person, and it makes sense that the emperor can value you......

Lu Jing listened, smiled lightly, still closed her eyes and said, "Hmph, why does the emperor take a fancy to me, the emperor and I understand each other in our hearts...... As the lord of an army, Lord Xu should worry about what he should worry about, what he shouldn't worry about, it's best not to ask......" Lu Jing obviously had something to say, and even in Xu Da's opinion, there was some "provocative" meaning.

Sure enough, Xu Da was unhappy after hearing this, and said with a deep face: "Hmph, I see that you are the emperor's confidant, so General Ben is polite to you;

After hearing this, Lu Jing still smiled calmly, with a little helplessness in her smile: "In troubled times, wars and disputes, power trends, at the mercy of others...... I, Lu Jing, am a wild pawn in the rivers and lakes, and now I am reused by the emperor, and I seem to have a bright future, but in fact, my fate is floating...... My life has long been beyond my reach, and now that I am under your command, I am just a pawn to use...... Although Lord Xu is the commander of the first army, who can know that in fact, Lord Xu is the same as the last general, no matter how high or low the status is, he is just a pawn of the emperor......

"Bold, dare to say such a tricky word, disturb the morale of the army, be careful that your life is not guaranteed!" Xu Da listened to Lu Jing's words, and with anger and panic, he drew his sword and said to each other.

Lu Jing was not afraid, just smiled, opened her eyes slightly, looked at Xu Da's sword blade, and said calmly: "Actually, everyone has this idea, but as a generation of rivers and lakes, I am open-minded by nature and dare to say it...... Sooner or later, the emperor will unify the world, and the general trend will be the trend of the times, and there is no doubt about this--but what about after reunification? I am at the bottom, hidden in the grassland, with Lord Xu as a meritorious hero, and Gao Jue as the superior...... However, if I can survive this catastrophe, my life can be up to me, and Lord Xu is still in political power, and if he doesn't win, he will lose...... Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to be the emperor, and he did it; but if he became the emperor, it meant that the next step would be to eliminate dissidents and consolidate centralized power -- those around him, who had the power to threaten him, would be eliminated sooner or later. The emperor values me because I am smart and knows that I am the greatest threat to him, and I must be firmly controlled in his own hands. If I keep following the emperor's side, sooner or later it will be the end of the emperor's fate...... But my life is low, and it's not a pity to die, but what about you, Lord Xu?"

Xu Da listened to Lu Jing's words, and he felt a burst of fear in his heart, and the sword in his hand couldn't stop trembling.

Lu Jing turned her head and continued to "laugh": "Lord Xu followed the emperor's side to fight in the south and the north, and made great achievements. But 'high merit shocks the master', did Lord Xu ever think that one day, he might also become a pawn at the mercy of the emperor, and your life and death are ......"

"Hmph, Xu Mousheng is loyal and will never betray the emperor, how could the emperor kill me?" Xu Da calmed down a little and reprimanded angrily.

"Lord Xu is loyal, everyone sees it, and the last general can be trusted...... Lu Jing continued to whisper, "But the more loyal you are, the more you can't escape the tricks of political power...... The expulsion of Meng Yuan and the unification of the world are just around the corner, if one day in the future, the emperor wants to kill you, I hope Lord Xu can remember what the end of the day will say......"

When Xu Da heard this, he was a little scared in his heart, although Lu Jing's military position was very small, but in Xu Da's eyes, it seemed that Lu Jing's words were like a prophecy to the world, not false but true.

However, Xu Da is still quite sober, and it is Lu Jing who is "confusing the public with evil words", and immediately retorted: "Hmph, I will remove thieves for the emperor, calm the world, and be the hero of the first residence, the emperor has no reason to kill me...... But in the end, Xu Da seemed to have no confidence.

Lu Jing was calm and calm, and continued to close her eyes and said, "I hope, after all, I don't want to see Lord Xu and I have a similar fate...... However, although the last general is a grassy field, the words measured are often very accurate......"

After Lu Jing finished saying the last sentence, Xu Da couldn't help but be terrified, and the sword in his hand couldn't hold it steady......

"Uh......hh Lord Zuo is almost here, and I have to deal with the matter in front of me and prepare for the negotiation. The army division is also ready, but I'm afraid it's not necessary......" Xu Da said with a sense of confidence, confident that he would be able to negotiate successfully. After speaking, Xu Da left the inner room without looking back.

However, Lu Jing, who was sitting cross-legged, opened her eyes slightly, and said with a sad expression: "You are the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's character, you can't convince Lord Zuo's ......" The voice was so slight that only Lu Jing herself could hear it......

In the camp outside the tent, Zuo Junbi had already arrived with the guards......

Zuo Junbi got off the horse, handed over the weapon to his entourage for safekeeping in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and other soldiers, and he went to the direction of the main camp alone empty-handed to show his sincerity in coming to negotiate.

"Lord Zuo-" Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his identity and went down the steps to greet him personally.

"Zuo Mou see King Wu-" Zuo Junbi also said respectfully.

"Just wait for Lord Zuo to come to discuss ......" Zhu Yuanzhang greeted him with a smile, "This negotiation is related to the life and death of the people of Bianliang, and I hope that Lord Zuo will put the lives of the people in the world first, stop the war, and stop the war for the sake of jade."

However, Zuo Junbi did not smile, and his "politeness" to Zhu Yuanzhang was only superficial. Zuo Junbi responded with a meaning, then looked at the outer room in the direction of the main camp, and went straight to the point: "Since it is important to the people of Bianliang, King Wu does not need to say much, it is ......better to negotiate directly" Saying that, Zuo Junbi looked a little autonomous, and without waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to ask for his life, he went to the direction of the main camp alone.

Although there are some special reasons, Zhu Yuanzhang still endures it, after all, Zuo Junbi is still in the enemy camp, and the result of the negotiation may not be successful, Zhu Yuanzhang must be patient.

"Marshal Xu Da is in the camp, and I also ask Lord Zuo to talk about the matter with Lord Xu, and when there is a result, I will go out of the camp to tell him-" Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zuo Junbi's back.

Zuo Junbi didn't look back, didn't respond, and walked into the tent without turning his head......

Chang Yuchun looked at Zuo Junbi with a somewhat "nobody" look, and couldn't help but worry beside Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, do you look at Zuo Junbi's appearance, as if he came to talk about peace and surrender......?

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Chang Yuchun's shoulder and said patiently: "After all, we are still enemy generals, so it is impossible to trust us so quickly...... Take it easy, now the initiative is in our hands, with Marshal Xu and the army division, no problem......"

Chang Yuchun nodded, quietly waiting for the outcome of the negotiation......

Inside the camp......

After Zuo Junbi came in, there was only Xu Da alone in the outer room of the camp - Xu Dagui was the commander of the first army, waiting alone in the camp, without a single soldier and a soldier, with the principle of fair negotiation, it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang is still sincere.

At the negotiating table, facing two chairs, the two negotiators are sitting opposite each other......

"Lord Zuo-" Xu Da said politely.

"Lord Xu-" Zuo Junbi also immediately returned the salute.

"Please—" Xu Da stretched out his hand to signal.

"Okay-" Zuo Junbi replied very simply.

The two sat opposite each other, and Xu Da said in the first words: "Lord Zuo, tonight we will talk about peace and surrender, and the result is very clear - now our army is pressing the border with 100,000 troops, and the defenders in Bianliang City are only 10,000, if the war is ignited, the victory or defeat can be imagined......" Obviously, Xu Da's first sentence has the meaning of deterrence.

However, Zuo Junbi didn't seem to be afraid of threats, and in the face of Xu Da's "provocation", Zuo Junbi calmly replied: "Since the victory or defeat is known, why should the adults discuss and negotiate, and directly attack the army in front of the city, it is not possible to ......."

Xu Da said unhurriedly: "The emperor cares about the people of Li, and he can't bear to see Bianliang suffer from the flames of war, so he specially negotiates peace ......."

"Is it persuasion?" said Zuo Junbi corrected.

"It's all ......the same," Xu Da continued, "and the emperor knows that Lord Zuo, as the Taishou of Bianliang, is conscientious and kind to the people, and the people of Bianliang are all respectful and loving." In order to seek peace, the emperor specially persuaded him to surrender, so as to avoid the disaster of war......"

"Hmph......" Who knows, after hearing this, Zuo Junbi actually smiled coldly, "Since King Wu values Zuo so much, then let Zuo do a good job of this Bianliang Taishou and keep his duty, why bother to wave the army to come and disturb the people in Bianliang City......"

"I don't know what Lord Zuo means when he says this?" Xu Da seemed to hear Zuo Junbi's suspicions, and couldn't help but change his tone.

Zuo Junbi still said calmly: "To put it bluntly, if King Wu does not rebel and does not wave his army under the city, the prosperous Bianliang will not encounter the chaos of war, and the people in the city will not be worried...... After all, isn't it precisely because of what you have done that the current situation is tense? You say that you want to save the people of the world, but in the end it was you who hurt the people, and now you want to call me to surrender, why?"

"What does Lord Zuo mean that he doesn't trust us?" Xu Da asked instead.

"What does Lord Xu think?" Zuo Junbi asked rhetorically, "Zuo has heard that in Yizhou, Shandong, the former Yizhou Taishou Wang Xuan also surrendered to King Wu, but in the end, he was killed, and he died at the hands of your Lord Xu...... Let me surrender now, how do I know if I will also end up like Wang Xuan......" Zuo Junbi said, mentioning the matter of Wang Xuan in the First World War in Yizhou.

"Hmph, Wang Xuan's death was his own doing, surrendered and rebelled, but the surrender of the soldiers was ill-intentioned, and he died innocently!" Xu Da remembered Wang Xuan's matter, and said indignantly, "Lord Zuo is loyal, we can still trust it, as long as you hand over the soldiers and horses of Bianliang, the emperor will ensure that your net worth will not die, and let you obey your original position-"

Who knows, Zuo Junbi still did not hesitate to say: "Hmph, even if I don't surrender, I will still be my Bianliang Taishou, and I can still keep my loyalty to the country, why do I risk being ruined to surrender to you? Moreover, why do you make me believe that you ......?"

"Zuo Junbi, don't toast and don't eat and drink!" Sure enough, Xu Da was a little breathless, slapped the table and stood up, and said fiercely, "Our army of 100,000 has arrived at the city, and with just one order, we can level Bianliang!

Zuo Junbi looked at Xu Da ruthlessly, but he was still calm and calm, and said with a sneer: "Hmph, you are the same as Zhu Yuanzhang, you are good at using tricks, I can't believe it...... Although my Zuo Junbi is a minister of surrendered generals, but the backbone of loyalty to the country is still there, if you are overwhelmed by the army of Bianliang, even if you die, my Zuo Junbi will not surrender!"

Zuo Junbi said righteously, it seems that the negotiation has reached an impasse, no matter Xu Da's soft and hard methods, Zuo Junbi seems to be very firm.

Xu Da knew that his impulse led to the "collapse" of the negotiations, no matter what he said at this moment, I am afraid that Zuo Junbi would not "bow his head" and appoint......

Xu Da had no choice, it seemed that he wanted to give up...... After a long time, Xu Da turned around and said to Lu Jing, who was waiting in the tent behind him: "I'll leave it to you, Xu is incompetent and failed to convince Lord Zuo, I admit that I can't ...... it."

After speaking, Xu Da was depressed in his heart, and left the main camp without looking back.

Lu Jing sat quietly inside and heard the news, and slowly opened her eyes......

Zuo Junbi knew that there were still people in the room, so he still sat quietly at the negotiation table, waiting for the people in the room to come for a while, his expression was already calm......

Xu Da, who came out of the camp tent "angrily", walked in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, Lord Xu has come out......" Chang Yuchun reminded Zhu Yuanzhang beside him, and Zhu Yuanzhang looked up.

Returning to Zhu Yuanzhang's side, Xu Da said to himself: "Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent, and he failed to convince Zuo Junbi to be old and stubborn, and ask the emperor to punish ......"

"Forget it, it seems that although Zuo Junbi is a subordinate, it is not so easy to deal with......" Zhu Yuanzhang first comforted him, and then said with expectant eyes, "But it's just right, let me see, what can the army division do to say that Zuo Junbi ......"

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered what Lu Jing had said during the day......

(in recall)......

"The ...... will succeed in the end," Lu Jing turned her back and said meaningfully, "I will also prove to the emperor that the more the war is imminent, the more you have to discuss calmly and think more about emotions...... This is the case with tonight's negotiations, and this is also a truth that you will never understand, Your Majesty......"

(In reality)......

"The big war is coming, regardless of personal feelings, you are going the opposite way...... I want to see what you can do, can you say that Zuo Junbi ......" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes froze, and there was a hint of caution in his expectation...... (To be continued.) )