Chapter 43 The Return Section 5 Seeking Peace
Xing Luan suddenly understood something, he raised his head and looked at Fan Jun, Fan Jun's face was sad at this time, could it be that they ------ Xing Luan thought of this, and hurriedly stopped Yuan Ying, who was about to rush forward: "General Yuan, let's leave quickly." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"He just mentioned my sister, and I'm going to ask about it. Yuan Ying shouted with red eyes.
"General Yuan, you still have to think about how to face the emperor's criticism after you go back. Xing Luan also reminded him loudly, "The emperor said yesterday that he wanted to make peace with Da Liang, but not only did you not obey his orders, but also ran to the city of Yongzhou without permission. β
Yuan Ying was reminded by Xing Luan, and only then did he understand that he had indeed caused a big disaster, that Yuan Ke already had a deep resentment towards himself, coupled with today's events, he didn't know how to get rid of himself.
"General Yuan listened to me, if the emperor asked, don't mention the matter of Yongzhou, you only said that you were worried about my safety, so you went to the Liang army and turned around, and nothing else was done, you must remember it. β
"But he ------," Yuan Ying said, pointing at Fan Jun.
"It's better for me to ask, if General Yuan believes me, how about leading the army back first?" Xing Luan stopped in a low voice.
Yuan Ying weighed for a long time, but had to follow Xing Luan's suggestion, and led the army to turn back with a hum, and after Xing Luan watched him lead the army back, he rode his horse slowly in front of Fan Jun, and he asked in a low voice: "How do you know Yuan Xiang?"
"Lord Xing is really forgetful, the first time Yuan Xiang led the army to attack Shaoyang City, he was defeated by my men, of course I know her. Fan Jun knew that the Xing Luan in front of him was as smart and witty as Wei Rui, and he naturally had to be watertight in his mouth to prevent Xing Luan from seeing through his heart.
Xing Luan only really got to know the young general in front of him at this time, it turned out that Yuan Xiang was defeated in his hands again and again, no wonder Yuan Xiang has been unconvinced, this person is about the same age as Yuan Xiang, and the opportunity of youthful vigor has suffered defeat, so he is naturally angry. After Xing Luan saw Fan Jun, he strengthened his determination to negotiate peace.
"After the defeat of Yuanxiang, I once told her: If the youth is strong, the country will be strong. It seems that Daliang is now full of talents, and I, Xing Luan, am convinced, and I must have understood this truth. β
"I hope that the two countries will be friendly from now on, and there will be no more wars. Fan Jun said softly.
A trace of warmth suddenly appeared in Xing Luan's heart, in the years of cold killing, he had never experienced any warmth, but after seeing Fan Jun today, for some reason, the young man in front of him gave him an extremely warm feeling, he suddenly realized that no matter how cruel the war was, there was always a feeling that the war could not stop.
"I, Xing Luan, am about to go to the Great Liang Army to discuss peace talks. Xing Luan suddenly smiled, "Fan Jun, if the two countries of Wei and Liang rebuild the old friendship and the border is opened, will you go to Wei to find Yuan Xiang?"
Fan Jun raised his head suddenly after hearing this, there was a complicated feeling in his eyes, he didn't know if he would look for her at that time, now he didn't dare to give himself an answer, he could only wait painfully, waiting for one day, Yuan Xiang would suddenly appear in front of him.
Xing Luan looked at the young hero in front of him, and suddenly felt in his heart that if he really had a beautiful story with Yuan Xiang, what a good thing it would be, when the two countries were competing, their pair of young boys and girls might really bring a ray of hope to the bleak prospects of the two countries. Before he left, his heart was painful and hesitant, he didn't know how he spoke to the emperor of Daliang, how to express his desire to end the war as soon as possible, but after seeing the trace of sorrow in Fan Jun's eyes due to lovesickness, he suddenly found inspiration, and he was full of confidence in this trip.
"General Fan, the old man is going to take the first step, we will have a meeting later!" Xing Luan bowed.
"Lord Xing, I haven't received a military order yet, so I can't accompany you. Fan Jun said apologetically.
Xing Luan shook his head slightly: "Don't bother the little general, I hope that one day in the future, you and I will meet on the grassland!"
"------Thank you, Lord Xing!"
"I'm talking about the Eile Prairie, the most beautiful place in my Xianbei tribe------" Xing Bian's horse whip pointed to the northwest with deep meaning, "General Fan must remember what I said, the old man has taken his leave." β
Fan Jun Bingxue was smart, even if he understood the meaning of Xing Luan's words, that Yuan Xiang must have returned to his hometown, he still felt in a trance that the beautiful girl of different races was riding on the war horse with him at this time, her soft body was tightly leaning against her chest, and the song she was humming was recalling in her ear------
Xing Luan waited quietly outside the barracks of Daliang, and the peace document he brought over had been handed to Xiao Yan at this time, and Xiao Yan was calm after reading it, because Yuan Ke's move had already been expected by him, that Yuan Ke was young after all, and he couldn't hold his breath when he encountered something, and he always thought that he could take the lead by rushing to the front, but he didn't expect that this steady and steady fight was the real step by step, and it quietly destroyed Yuan Ke's psychological defense.
Xiao Yan pondered for a long time before raising his head and said to Wei Rui, who was standing in front of him: "Since the Northern Wei Dynasty has such sincerity and sent their Daxingtai to sue for peace, then my Daliang can't lose the position." Huaiwen, Lian will send you to meet this Lord Xing, as for what you should say then, it should be clear. β
"Your Majesty, the minister still has one more matter, and I want to discuss it with the emperor. Wei Rui hesitated, but still said his thoughts.
"Huaiwen has any concerns, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it. At this time, Xiao Yan's mood was somewhat softened compared to the past, and he could still listen to Wei Rui's words for the most part.
Wei Rui's analysis of the current situation is also quite thorough, although the battle of Zhongli was won by the Great Liang, but the price paid is also quite huge, and the Great Liang has been struggling to defend since the Southern Invasion of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and most of the time in the battle, it was suppressed by the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he was out of breath. Wei Rui is quite aware of this hard-won victory, more or less with a bit of luck, but when he regained the lost territory for several months, he followed the emperor's left and right, he could feel that the emperor in front of him had extremely huge ambitions, he was extremely confident in recovering the lost territory, and had the ambition to seize the land and population of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Wei Rui understood that it was impossible, and it was already a great luck to be able to keep his territory, if he wanted to get involved in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was afraid that there were some ------
He has some understanding of the situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and knows that at this time, uprisings are frequent in various places, and Na Yuan is struggling with too few troops at hand, and he is unable to suppress these peasant uprisings.
Wei Rui was most worried at this time that if he said it, it would cause Xiao Yan's dissatisfaction, once he had such emotions, if he wanted to intercede for Fan Jun in front of the emperor in the future, he was afraid that it would not be so easy, but if he didn't talk about it, he and Xing Luan would not reach an agreement on the opportunity to talk, and the emperor would still not be happy, and he still had to face the emperor's criticism, he thought about it and didn't know how to speak.
"Huaiwen, if you have something to say, it's really too cold in this weather today. Xiao Yan rubbed his hands and said.
Wei Rui had an idea, and he said: "Your Majesty, if the cold ground is frozen today, then the Northern Wei Dynasty came to sue for peace, it must be to take advantage of the heavy snow to seal the territory, to bring the troops back, and most of the soldiers are from the south, this is the bitter cold land in the north all the year round, it is also all kinds of pain, why don't we postpone the attack first, and we will meet with the Northern Wei Dynasty when we talk about peace, since then the Weiliang border land, no more incidents will be allowed within three years, what do you think, Emperor?"
"Three years?" Xiao Yan frowned, "Huaiwen, why three years?"
"Back to the emperor, the Huaishui has been flooding year after year, the land loss is serious, if there is a three-year and five-year recuperation time, the Huaishui will inevitably prosper again, and then the war with the Northern Wei Dynasty, the grain and grass supply will have no worries, if the time is too short, I am afraid that it is really to wartime, the grain and grass will not reach, affecting the combat power. Wei Rui carefully weighed his words.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly after hearing this: "Huaiwen is indeed extremely thoughtful, if you say so, then you will have a three-year period with them, but we don't want to let that Yuan Ke get an inch of land." β
"The emperor can rest assured, Weichen will not give up an inch of land. β
After Wei Rui received the holy decree, he rushed to the gate of the barracks, and after he saw Xing Luan, he hurriedly stepped down from the chariot and bowed his hand: "Wei Rui greets Lord Xing, but there are some things delayed, please forgive Lord Xing." β
Xing Luan replied with a smile: "General Wei is polite, I guess I, an uninvited guest, have come to bother you like this." β
"Where did Lord Xing come from? Wei Rui invited Xing Luan to the big tent.
After the two sat down face to face, they were speechless for a while, and after his subordinates served fragrant tea, Wei Rui signaled to Xing Luan: "Lord Xing came from afar, it was the weather was unusually cold, and there was no milk tea in my Daliang camp, so Lord Xing will drink tea and warm up your body." β
Xing Luan smiled slightly, took a sip of tea from the teacup, he nodded and said, "I have heard for a long time that this person from Nanliang is good at drinking tea, and it is indeed a unique taste to taste it today." β
Wei Rui also smiled back: "Lord Xing, you and I have also met this side, and we have also drunk this tea, so let's get down to business." β
Xing Luan gently put down the teacup, sat up straight, and asked solemnly: "I sent the peace request document to the emperor three times, but none of your Liang replied, I don't know why it was so delayed?"
"The sincerity of your emperor, our Son of Heaven is naturally clear in his chest, but this has been in turmoil for many years, my people in Daliang are not living, dozens of states and counties in the north are occupied by you, the people are displaced, the life of the subjects of the Son of Heaven, so difficult, the emperor is naturally worried, just want to find a good solution, let the people rest for a while, live a few years of peace and contentment, so the emperor has been thinking about these problems these days, and the documents presented by the emperor of your country, the conditions are too general, the voice is vague, my emperor is naturally more than a few days of considerationγ β
Xing Luan smiled, the general Wei Ruiwei in front of him really deserved his name, this person's tone was soft, but the words were extremely harsh, if these words were spoken by others, maybe Xing Luan would have been furious and left the table with his sleeves gone, but these words came out of Wei Rui's mouth, gentle and majestic, making him feel that there was no suitable reason to resist.
"General Wei is not only good at strategizing, but even Xing Luan can't compare to this lobbying skill. Xing Luan said with a self-deprecating smile.
"Master Xing's Chinese is very good, so he must have used it a lot. Since the reform of Emperor Xiaowen, the Northern Wei Dynasty has changed the Han costume from top to bottom, studied the Han code system, respected Confucianism and revered the scriptures, established schools, and restored the Han ritual and music system. Especially after the adoption of the Juntian system, the national strength of your Northern Wei Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, and the intermarriage with the Han people has promoted the integration of the northern and southern ethnic groups------Lord Xing, if your current emperor can be like Emperor Xiaowen, wouldn't it be better for our two countries to live in peace, and the people will communicate with each other?" Wei Rui sighed from the bottom of his heart in his tone.
"What General Wei said, is exactly what Xing came to say today, it seems that you and I have the same mind, I, Xing Luan, have served as Daxingtai for many years, and I know too much about the war between the north and the south, especially in this Zhongli War, even General Yuan Yingyuan, who has never failed, has tasted defeat, General Wei, it seems that there is indeed a need for a quiet period of time between the two countries. Xing Luan sighed softly.
"How about three years?" asked Wei Rui.
"Three years?"
"Yes, within three years, the two countries will be at peace, and there will be no war, since the founding of the Great Liang Dynasty, the states and counties that you have taken from the Great Liang in the Northern Wei Dynasty must be returned one by one. Wei Rui said loudly.
Xing Luan was silent, he knew that Yuan Ke would never wait for three years, and Yuan Ke hated that he couldn't lead his troops south at the beginning of spring next year, how could he agree to the three-year covenant.
"Lord Xing, the three-year covenant is already the shortest time we have mentioned, Lord Xing, think about your period of Emperor Xiaowen, the years of communication between him and the Southern Qi Dynasty, how prosperous the national strength of your Northern Wei Dynasty was?
"The sun is shining in the daylight, and the left corner of the river is not shining. Xing Luan suddenly read out two verses.
Wei Rui smiled after hearing this, and Xing Luan also raised his eyes and looked at Wei Rui opposite: "It seems that General Wei has understood the old man's intentions." β