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

Chapter 107 Bargaining
The sky gradually darkened, and everyone else left, only Li Wenhou and Li Yao remained.

Li Yao expressed his thoughts:

"Father, Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, if they sell it, they will sell it, but we don't have to rush to refuse the imperial court's offer to us."

When Li Wenhou heard this, he looked at Li Yao with a puzzled expression, and finally asked in a deep voice:
"Ayao, what do you mean? Do you really want to submit to the court!"

Seeing no one around, Li Yao planned to say something heartfelt to his father:
"Father, listen to my explanation. At this time, Chen Yi and Lingzheng are almost useless. It's better to let them use their residual heat. Selling it to the imperial court may allow them to change their official positions..."

"We can't agree directly. Now those Diqiang chiefs and Han leaders only want to break through Chang'an. If we agree to surrender, it is tantamount to making enemies with everyone. They will definitely unite to deal with us..."

"We also don't want to refuse directly. If the imperial court transfers all the main force to fight the Yellow Turban Army to Guanzhong to attack us, those chiefs and leaders will probably not fight to the death for us. At this time, they will sell Chen Yi and Lingzheng to the imperial court. Maybe they can make my father a prefect, an assassin, or even a general. The ones appointed by the Han Dynasty are very different from those appointed by themselves..."

"We don't agree, we don't refuse. Give the court a little thought, maybe it will be useful in the future, and there is no loss anyway..."

"Then we will go back to Jincheng, train the army, and resettle the people. It will only take one or two years for my father to have enough soldiers and food, and then we will conquer these chiefs and leaders. This is actually not the same as our original plan. It will be very useful if Chen Yi and Ling Zheng come!"

Marquis Li Wen caressed his chin, thinking about Li Yao's suggestion, especially for him to be the prefect, governor, and general, which is really very tempting:

"What Ayao said makes sense..."

Li Wenhou was convinced that Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang could sell, as could Chen Yi and Ling Zheng. As for what happened to them in the end, what did that have to do with him?
Finally Li Wenhou nodded and agreed:

"Originally, when I planned to go back to the grassland, I would kill Chen Yi and Lingzheng. If I could sell them, I would sell them. It's a pity that I couldn't kill the bastard Lingzheng myself!"

Li Yao smiled when he heard this, and said in a timely manner:

"Father is wise!"

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On the second day, when the envoy was found again, the rebel leaders directly offered outrageous redemption conditions.

The emissary was trembling when he heard it, and was about to argue with his arguments, but looking at these barbarians with their ferocious appearance, people dared not speak at all.

The messenger was terrified. If he went back like this, he would surely die in the end.

But in the end, Li Wenhou said something in private, which was specious and ambiguous. He said that Chen Yi and Lingzheng first raised the army, and now a large number of Diqiang barbarians and Han bandits have joined the rebel army, and they have begun to get out of control...

To sum up, they are all kind people, and they all have a heart for the court. They were bewitched when they first raised their troops, but now they can't help themselves.

Anyone with a brain would not believe what he said, but the emissary did.

No matter whether he really believed it or not, it was time to make an appointment, so the messenger left the barracks without hesitation even for a moment.

After sending the envoy away, these rebel leaders gathered together again. At this time, they were also staring at each other, not knowing whether the imperial court would really spend a lot of money to redeem Zhang Wen and Yuan Pang.

Someone said hesitantly:
"Then what should we do now? Just wait for the court's reply!"

Another went on to say:
"Chang'an is right in front of us, why should we wait?"

Beigong Boyu was still angry with Lu Zhi, and wanted to kill him soon, when he heard this loudly:

"It's time to continue besieging the city. The tunnel has been dug for a long distance. As long as the tunnel is dug through, we can go in!"

His words were accepted by all.

So Li Wenhou made a direct decision:
"Continue to besiege the city!"

This side continued to besiege Chang'an, and the envoys over there returned to Luoyang non-stop, and arrived in Luoyang in less than three days.

The palace, in front of Liu Hong!
The envoy spoke out everything he saw and heard, as well as the outrageous redemption conditions of the rebels.

Liu Hong was furious. He kicked over the table in front of him and roared angrily:

"1000 catties of gold, why don't these barbarians grab it? I sold a three-lord position, and the price was only [-] million yuan, which is less than one thousand catties of gold, and few people are willing to exchange gold for five pearls. Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, are they so valuable, can they sell ten three-lord positions..."

"And you, won't you bargain? Gold, silver, silk, satin... Why don't these rebels come to Luoyang? Take whatever you want!"

The emissary was trembling, fearing that he would be directly ordered to be killed by the furious Liu Hong, so he quickly said another thing:

"Your Majesty, the rebel army is not united. Someone told me privately that they were bewitched to raise their troops, but later, the Diqiang barbarians and the Han bandits all joined the rebel army, and now they are out of control..."

Hearing this, Liu Hong gradually calmed down. This is good news, not all the rebels wanted to kill him.

As long as the rebels are appeased, even if the people need to suffer, it is worth it.

After thinking about it, Liu Hong looked at his confidants Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong:

"Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, inform all the officials in the court to choose a resolute and brave person, and go to the rebels to kill him. Zhang Wen, Yuan Pang, the two of them still have to redeem them. I am ashamed, the country is ashamed, and they are also ashamed..."

"This money can't just be paid by me, all the officials also need to contribute. Now that the country is being humiliated, it's time for them to donate generously to relieve the country's worries and my worries!"

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong looked at each other, and then said respectfully:

"According to the order!"

This decree was passed on, and the officials in the court reacted very violently to it. They were all moral gentlemen and disdain to talk about profit.

Even if you indulge your family, friends, and servants...to lend usury, occupy fertile land, and expropriate tenants, you will never do these evil things yourself. The so-called family wealth is like this.

The gentlemen are all good people, and they will never bully the people. Anyone who bullies the people must be eunuchs.

But now, the emperor morally kidnapped them, and they thought they were all moral gentlemen, so they could only pinch their noses to recognize them.

And selected the resolute and brave people, that is Anping Mingshi, Dahan Tingwei, Cui Lie.

(End of this chapter)