People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 106 Messenger

"Boys, it's time to go!"

Li Yao shouted loudly, with a smile on his face, obviously he was in a very good mood at this time.

As soon as these words came out, the people around began to gather quickly, and then left here with food.

About 6000 people, some of them ride horses, some walk, the grain is just harvested wheat ears, bundled into bundles and piled on carts, pulled by horses, at least thousands of carts are filled.

After they left, there was only a wheat field full of footprints left, and the original wheat had been harvested.

After a long time, the owner of the wheat field dared to come to check. A large group of people came to the wheat field, some dressed in fine clothes and some in sackcloth.

Although all the faces of the people were in pain, but the person who was obviously wearing the fine clothes was already in a state of exasperation at this time, stomping his feet and saying in grief and indignation:

"Sin! The rebels killed today are my family's wheat, all my family's wheat..."

These rebels did not kill, plunder, or capture those cities, they just grabbed food.

It's not the first time that you can get a big harvest every time you pick the ones that are connected together.

And it was Li Yao who organized this operation, under the banner of raising food for the army.

Although a large amount of food was raised, Li Yao was still devouring it, and even if he had to go through it again, he would have to scrape off a layer of oil.

Now that the army is surrounding Chang'an, they all want to rush into the city immediately. At this time, Li Yao took the initiative to raise food, and the chiefs and leaders felt very happy.

After returning to the camp with food, someone immediately came to report that the emperor had sent envoys to discuss important matters with them.

Li Yao was a little surprised when he heard this, but decided to go and have a look, so he directly ordered:

"Pull the grain down, it's still the same as before, insolation, threshing, weighing, storage..."

Li Yao's embezzlement of grain was mainly in the process of weighing, big buckets in, small buckets out, this method has been tried and tested time and time again, big buckets go in fifty buckets, small buckets out fifty buckets, and the extra part is all taken into his pocket.

Those in charge of management were all his cronies, so Li Yao felt relieved, and after a few instructions, he rode away directly.

In the largest tent in the camp!
The court envoy, with a white face and a soft temperament, probably wasn't a man. Facing the vicious-looking rebel leaders who walked in one after another, even his legs began to tremble constantly.

Maybe the yang energy in the tent was too heavy for the emissary to bear, so his performance was really unbearable.

Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu, the two of them finally walked in. The army was still besieging the city, but when they learned that the imperial court had sent an envoy, after a brief discussion, they felt that they should see him, so they immediately withdrew their troops and returned to the camp.

Beigong Boyu was careless, seeing that the envoy didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point:

"Han envoy, the emperor sent you here, what exactly do you want to talk about?"

All of a sudden, all the rebel leaders here looked at this emissary, and those eyes were full of aggression, making people dare not look at him at all.

The envoy held the talisman tightly and comforted himself all the time. He was here on behalf of the emperor, and these rebels dared not kill him.

Gathering his courage, he raised his head and said:
"I am the envoy of the Son of Heaven, I must meet your leaders, Chen Yi, Ling Zheng, let them come out to meet me!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally laughed out loud, and it was Li Wenhou who waved his hand:
"The two of them are not in good health. I'm afraid they won't be able to come out to see you. If you have anything to do, just tell us!"

The envoy still wanted to fight, but looking at the crowd of barbarians, he really couldn't muster up the courage, so he said frankly:

"Your Majesty wants to redeem Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang. They are all His Majesty's ministers. Your Majesty will not sit idly by. As long as they can be released, any conditions can be negotiated."

Redemption...

Everyone present grasped the key!
Because of Lu Zhi's tough attitude, they thought that Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang were useless, but now it seems that they may still be useful.

They looked left and right, and then someone couldn't help asking in a rough voice:

"Can you agree to any conditions?"

The messenger quickly explained:
"It can be discussed. They are all defeated generals. If you are willing to redeem them, it is His Majesty's kindness. Naturally, not all conditions can be agreed."

Hearing this, everyone at the scene was a little disappointed, and then directly and blatantly discussed:

"That's two big officials, we can't ask for too little!"

"That's right, if you want less, it's an insult to them!"

"I want [-] catties of gold, [-] catties of silver, silk and satin..."

The emissary who heard it all started to tremble, His Majesty sold an official, sold a noble, only how much is it, Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, didn't have one or five pearls, and they had to post them upside down, these two lose money.

Seeing the endless debate, the more he said the more outrageous, Li Wenhou glanced at the messenger, he waved his hand and said:
"Let's discuss and discuss, come here, send the Han envoy down to rest, Han envoy, don't run around in the barracks, or don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Seeing that he was going to be kicked out, the messenger was also in a hurry. He still had a secret mission, so he couldn't take care of it at this time:
"Wait a minute, Your Majesty asked me to tell you that Chen Yi and Lingzheng have evil intentions. They are planning to rebel. Why did you raise your troops to rebel? Whether there are treacherous officials oppressing you, as long as you submit to the imperial court, your Majesty will make decisions for you!"

Just after the envoy finished speaking, everyone present laughed wantonly. Chen Yi and Ling Zheng, these two leaders of the rebel army still don't know if they have evil intentions and deliberately plot rebellion.

Then the envoy was taken down, and they were about to take down Chang'an, so how could they submit to the court.

When Li Yao came here, he also learned the ins and outs of the matter from these discussions, and then fell into deep thought, his eyes shining brightly from time to time.

He doesn't care how much Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang can sell, but he cares about how much Chen Yi and Ling Zheng can sell. Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang can at most get back some gold and silver, but Chen Yi and Ling Zheng may be able to get one or two official positions.

Judging from the attitude of the envoy, it was only Chen Yi and Ling Zheng who were truly unforgivable. As for the others, they could be appeased as long as they stopped rebelling.

His family knew his family affairs, Li Yao didn't want to keep entangled with the Han Dynasty, he just wanted to coerce the people back to Jincheng.

But not now, after all, as long as October enters, the grassland weather will gradually become colder.

Now the people are being driven back. There are not enough houses to live in, and no clothes to keep out the cold. Seven out of ten of these people will freeze to death.

So, even if they want to return to the grassland, at least they have to wait until the beginning of spring next year. Anyway, they can only stay in Guanzhong this winter.

It will be warmer in the spring next year, and the people will be driven back to reclaim the land and build houses, so that the people can really settle down.

In this case, why not sell Chen Yi and Lingzheng to the imperial court, not only can the relationship be eased, maybe they can be exchanged for official positions.

But you have to find a way to do it...

　The interview process was written a bit sloppily,
　　But it can be regarded as a patch. You can't go back in winter, and you have to see the court for a while...

　　Thanks to the book friend Laoshu Chonghui, for the reward of 500 starting coins!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)