Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2268 Qin Tang Luoyang Treaty

Chapter 2264: Treaty of Qin and Tang Luoyang

Luoyang, the embassy of the State of Wei, Wei Gong Cao Cao has already arrived in Luoyang, and he is also the first prince to arrive.

After arriving in Luoyang, Cao Cao immediately visited Yingwen.

The two are both comrades-in-arms and sworn brothers, so they will naturally have a drink when they reunite after a long absence.

Of course, besides drinking, Cao Cao had another purpose, which was to get some news from Qin Wen.

Wei State was surrounded by Qin State on three sides, and Qin State's military strategy was related to the life and death of Wei State, so Cao Cao did not dare to be careless at all.

Although Cao Cao was cunning, Ying Wen was also an old fox, so naturally he couldn't be easily fooled by Cao Cao.

What's more, Ying Wen has long stopped asking the facts, and the life of Wu State is getting more and more difficult. Now, he knows no more about the internal affairs of Qin State than Cao Cao.

However, in order to appease Cao Cao, Yingwen deliberately revealed some information to Cao Cao after he was drunk, such as Qin State was going to run away to cultivate and live, and the next main target was Kansai, so as to dispel Cao Cao's wariness of Qin State .

After Cao Cao learned of this, he was slightly relieved, and wanted to say more, but Ying Wen simply pretended to be drunk.

Seeing this, Cao Cao had no choice but to give up, and stayed in the embassy honestly, watching the turmoil in Luoyang.

He is in Luoyang now, but he doesn't dare to jump too frequently. If it causes Ying Hao's dissatisfaction and trips him secretly, it will not be worthwhile.

Because he was afraid of causing Ying Hao's dissatisfaction, Cao Cao didn't even dare to contact envoys from other countries, but he didn't have so many scruples about envoys from Song and Wu countries who had good relations with each other, so he often communicated with envoys from Wu and Song. .

"Is the lonely Second Brother Sun here yet?" Cao Cao asked.

Soochow envoy Lu Su said: "My lord set off half a month ago, but there was some trouble on the way, which delayed some time, but at present the lord has entered the territory of Song State, and will arrive in Luoyang with Song Gong soon. "

The state of Wu is different from the two countries of Wei and Song. The state of Wu is not bordered by the state of Qin. It is a long way from Jiangdong to Luoyang, and it also needs to pass through the state of Song. Naturally, it is not as fast as Cao Cao.

Cao Cao heard some other meanings from Lu Su's mouth.

With Song Gong?
Cao Cao couldn't help but sneered. It seemed that his second elder brother, Sun, was not as united with Qin as he appeared on the surface, and was secretly wary of the ever-growing Qin.

Of course, Cao Cao also knew that no matter how vigilant Wu Guo was against Qin State, he would never turn against Qin State before there was a major conflict of interests.

With the continuous growth of Chu State, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River has been completely reversed, and now it is a situation where Chu is strong and Wu is weak.

Wu State is actually the same as Wei State. Wei State is surrounded by Qin State on three sides, while Wu State is surrounded by Chu State on three sides.

Surrounded by Chu State on three sides, the internal Shanyue rebellion has not yet been completely resolved, and Qin State is the only ally that can help Wu State contain Chu State.

Therefore, until the threat of Chu State is completely resolved, Wu State will never end its alliance with Qin State.

But good friends are good friends, and when it's time to be wary, you still have to be wary.

This time Sun Jian and Zhao Kuangyin went to Luoyang together to show a signal, that is, on the premise of not affecting the alliance between Qin and Wu, Wu can work with other countries to curb Qin's expansion.

With this in mind, Cao Cao decided that with Wu's full support, it might be possible for Qin to back down on the Guanzhong issue.

In the Guanzhong battle, the Qin army's offensive was too fierce, and Li Shimin was about to be unable to hold on. If the forces of various countries did not intervene, Tang would definitely not be able to keep Guanzhong.

Not long ago, Tang Guo's envoy Li Shangyin came to see Cao Cao, hoping that Wei Guo could help Tang Guo with a few words, but Cao Cao sent Li Shangyin away without even showing his face.

The strategic goal of the Qin army is to first pass the Kansai and then the Kanto. Once the Sui and Tang Dynasties in Kansai are destroyed, the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming in the Central Plains will follow.

Naturally, Cao Cao didn't want the Tang State to be destroyed. It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but that in the face of Qin, the big brother, Wei, as the younger brother, couldn't stand up, and didn't dare to openly help Tang against Qin. .

Of course, it’s not okay to be explicit, Cao Cao can come secretly.

After Li Shangyin ran into trouble with Cao Cao, he immediately contacted envoys from other countries, and it was Wei Guo who helped Song Guo to set up the line.

Wei Guo, the little brother, can't wait any longer, and wants to get rid of the control of Qin Guo's big brother.

"My lord, there is the latest information that the Tang State will beg for peace from the Qin State, and the Tang King will also resign himself from the throne."

"what?"

Cao Cao suddenly showed surprise. Li Shimin, who is so proud, wants to resign himself to the throne now?This is obviously going to be driven to a dead end.

"Li Shimin's courage is strong enough. If he is conditional on resigning from the throne and proclaiming himself a minister, he should be able to make Qin go on a truce.

Now that King Qin is about to proclaim himself emperor, it is unlikely that he will refuse the surrender of a prince, otherwise the rest of the princes will die and the fox will be sad, forcing the princes to unite against Qin.

However, even if Qin State accepted the surrender, Tang State would definitely bleed heavily, and even withdraw from Guanzhong completely because of this.

No, Qin cannot get Guanzhong so easily. "

Cao Cao's eyes were full of seriousness. After all, if Qin State won Guanzhong, it would not be far from occupying the entire Kansai. The next target would be the Central Plains region where Wei State is located.

With this in mind, Cao Cao immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Secretly contact the envoys of the Song and Wu countries and let them negotiate issues in the Qin and Tang Dynasties, which is an appropriate way to pull Tang Guo."

Cao Cao had already regarded Tang as a tool to contain Qin, but he did not dare to help Tang explicitly, so he could only help secretly in this way, encouraging Song and Wu to charge forward, and this naturally had nothing to do with his Wei State. It doesn't matter anymore.

"My lord, there is another piece of news that I don't know whether it is true or not. There are rumors from the market in Luoyang that Princess Xiuning of the Tang Dynasty has an affair with the King of Qin, and she gave birth to the flesh and blood of the King of Qin... But the Tang Dynasty did not use this as a threat. The Tang envoy did not mention this at all during the negotiations."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao regained his energy immediately, then frowned, and said to himself, "Li Shimin has been cornered, and it's not his character to hold such a hole card and not use it."

After thinking hard for a long time, Cao Cao finally understood Tang Guo's intention of doing this, and laughed loudly: "So that's how it is, that's how it is..."

As the Tang State proclaimed its ministers and begged for peace, this confrontation changed from a war between Qin and Tang to whether the countries could force Qin to make concessions in Guanzhong.

Li Shimin knew that Qin State would not reject Tang State's surrender, and he also knew that other countries would not watch Qin State force Tang State to leave Guanzhong, so he surrendered so cleanly.

Of course, Li Shimin did not put all his hopes on the countries. Apart from contacting the countries to put pressure on Qin, he mainly used the two illegitimate children to make a fuss.

Li Shimin didn't raise it explicitly during the peace talks between the two countries, but instead used rumors to make indirect remarks. This is actually a more clever approach.

After all, he couldn't prove the parentage of the two children, and as long as Ying Hao was a bit of a scumbag, if he refused to admit it, then Li Tang had no other choice.

All in all, if children are used to threaten and fight for interests, it will only irritate Yinghao and tear his face.

On the contrary, Tang Fang didn't use children as a threat, and didn't even mention it in the negotiation. If Qin Fang brought it up, even if Tang Fang didn't use children to fight for his interests, Qin Fang would take the initiative to give up the benefits.

As for whether Qin Fang will just give up these two children without mentioning it?

The answer is definitely not.

Tang Fang's actions are tantamount to giving both parties a step down. If Ying Hao refuses even this, it will give people a feeling of being too cold, disregarding his own son for the sake of ambition, and it is easy to be criticized in terms of reputation. .

In short, it is moral kidnapping, and Ying Hao is undoubtedly a person who cherishes feathers.

. . . . . . . . .

"...that's about it."

After listening to Han Fei's explanation, Qin Hao couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

Tang Fang's calculation this time is indeed a conspiracy, which is beneficial to both Qin and Tang, and Qin Fang's benefit is even greater.

What benefits can Tang Fang have?It's nothing more than to escape the catastrophe for the time being, linger on, and fight for the unknown hope.

It is impossible for Qin to return the land and cities lost by Tang.

Under the ebb and flow, when Qin State cultivates and thrives and sends troops again next time, whether Chang'an should be lost or lost, and Tang State should be destroyed or lost.

The ending won't change, it's just that the process is a little longer.

What benefits can Qin get?

Only when he proclaimed himself emperor, he overthrew the Tang Dynasty, his military power was publicized, and the princes of the world were shocked, and then he could rest in peace, and he could also meet the two princes who were left behind.

All in all, there are many advantages. On the contrary, if you refuse, not only will your reputation be damaged, but there will also be many other disadvantages. This makes Ying Hao unable to think of a reason for the refusal.

"In addition, the person who offered this plan should have an old relationship with Li Xiuning, and I am afraid that he has the heart to surrender to Qin." Han Fei said.

"What do you mean by that?" Ying Hao asked puzzled.

"This plan is the best of both worlds at any time, but it is too gentle. If you don't have the heart to subdue Qin, you probably won't offer this plan."

Han Xin's guess was right. Li Si did have the intention to surrender to Qin, but he hid it very well, and no one has seen it yet.

With Li Si's wisdom, it is not difficult to see that Qin's destruction of Tang is the general trend. Li Shimin is now looking for his own death, even with his full assistance, he cannot stop it.

Li Si was naturally unwilling to be buried with Li Tang, but he was different from others, generals with foreign surnames could surrender, and as Li Tang's clan, even if he surrendered, he was destined not to be reused.

But once Qin and Tang get married, if Li Xiuning marries to Qin, the situation will be completely different.

Even if the Tang Kingdom is destroyed by Qin in the future, Li Si will not keep his tongue when he surrenders to Qin. After all, he is the son-in-law of the Li family.

Moreover, with Li Xiuning in Qin, Li Si's descent to Qin is not a "naked resignation". After all, he is the biggest contributor to the marriage between Qin and Tang, and he can be regarded as Li Xiuning's benefactor.

It has to be said that Li Si's plan this time was for Tang on the surface, but in fact it was for himself, and both countries have benefited, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

"Of course, this is just Han Fei's guess, not sure."

Hearing Han Fei's words, everyone showed contemplative expressions, obviously agreeing in their hearts, including Qin Hao.

At this time, Qin Hao was very curious as to who actually offered this plan, but he was not in a hurry, and he would naturally know when Li Xiuning came.

(End of this chapter)