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

Chapter 108
Time came to October, the weather was no longer so hot, the tunnel leading to Chang'an was about to be dug through, and at the same time, the envoys of the imperial court had come here again.

In the largest tent in the camp, Cui Lie stood with his head held high and his chest held high, facing the many rebel leaders with a calm expression, just with this demeanor he was worthy of being a celebrity.

Beigong Boyu looked left and right, and finally looked at Cui Lie and said in doubt:

"Han envoy, why did you come here empty-handed? Why didn't you bring the ransom we asked for? We won't release people without a ransom."

Although Cui Lie is ashamed to talk about profit, but now that he has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, he can only say in a deep voice at this time:
"Boshen and Gongxi are important ministers of the imperial court. They share worries for the king and the country, resisting the rebels. Although they were unfortunately defeated and captured, they should not be humiliated like this. Your Majesty loves loyal ministers and is willing to redeem them with money..."

Many rebel leaders looked at each other in blank dismay. How could they not understand what this guy was trying to say?

At this time, Cui Lie continued to say:

"Your Majesty's benevolence and righteousness should not become a way for you to seek profit. Ten thousand catties of gold, fifty thousand gold and silver, one hundred thousand bolts of silk and satin, and one million stones of grain and grass...the court can't get it!"

He is a gentleman of morality, it is inconvenient to bargain, he must give a reason in order to have righteousness, so now that Cui Lie speaks, it is called impassioned.

But those rebel leaders immediately exploded when they heard this, and immediately someone glared at Cui Lie and shouted sharply:

"If the court can't get it out, how could the court not get it out? I think you guys just don't want to give it up. Believe it or not, you will kill you, Zhang Wen, and Yuan Pang right now!"

Hearing this, Cui Lie held his head high, and looked down upon these rebel leaders from a high position. Compared with everyone present, he was not inferior in terms of momentum:
"If you want to kill, kill. It is time to use your tyranny to fulfill our loyalty and integrity. Our name will last forever, and your reputation will last forever!"

If he could live, Cui Lie didn't want to die, but this mission, either succeed or die, there is absolutely no third possibility, that's why he is so stubborn.

Cui Lie was so arrogant, these rebel leaders all stared angrily, among them Beigong Boyu was gearing up to let him know how powerful he was.

But Li Wenhou was still calm:
"Stop it all...Han envoy, let me ask you, how much can the court give to redeem the two of them?"

Cui Lie felt a sense of relief in his heart, thankfully the rebels still had reason, otherwise they would probably have died just now:
"One thousand catties of gold, five thousand catties of silver, ten thousand bolts of silk and satin, and one hundred thousand shi of grain and grass...the imperial court can't get them any more."

Beigong Boyu was furious again, looked at Cui Lie and yelled:

"This is not enough for us to share. I think you are not sincere at all. At least nine thousand catties of gold should be given. Who do you look down on with one thousand catties of gold?"

"A maximum of one thousand catties of gold..."

"At least nine thousand catties of gold..."

"..."

After a long period of see-saw, when Cui Lie left with his people, he was really relieved, because he lived up to his mission and got a reasonable amount of ransom.

As for these rebel leaders, they all gritted their teeth angrily, and the ransom was originally set.

Now it's half off and it's discounted again. If you didn't make what you should have earned, you have suffered a big loss.

That depression in my heart!
So these people directly aimed their spearhead at Chang'an, wanting to loot wantonly to make up for the loss.

Not long after, the excavated tunnel was finally opened, and the chiefs and leaders of the ministries were very excited.

The army is guarding the north of Chang'an City, and has dispatched elites to enter the tunnel. They are full of food and drink today, and they can enter the city just by waiting for the city gate to open wide.

Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu are naturally here to preside over the overall situation, this time even Li Yao also followed.

If they can break through Chang'an, they will shake the world!
Li Yao looked at Han Yue, and asked in a seemingly respectful manner:
"Sir, in your opinion, can we attack Chang'an!"

During this period of time, Li Yao often kept Han Yue by his side, and he also respected him very much. It seemed to others that he had a lot of trust in Han Yue.

Han Yue has some fame, and now he has Li Yao's trust, which allows him to walk freely in the army and has a little power.

But from another perspective, Li Yao had a lot of trust in Han Yue. If Han Yue died, who would think that Li Yao did it.

Hearing Li Yao's question, Han Yue also answered quickly, usually he didn't dare to fool around too much:

"Xiao Langjun, don't blame me for talking too much. If the guard in the city is not Lu Zhi, maybe he can really break the city this time, but Lu Zhi is not an ordinary person, and it is not that simple to break the city..."

"Why don't you consider my suggestion and lead an army alone to surprise Luoyang directly!"

His evil heart never dies.

Li Yao frowned slightly when he heard the words. He became more and more murderous towards Han Yue, but on the surface it was only a slight reprimand:

"No more persuasion, let's see how our army breaks through the city!"

Han Yue sighed in his heart, and then stopped talking. Don't be impatient about these things.

And in front of the army, under the city of Chang'an!
Beigong Boyu shouted excitedly:

"Old Lu Zhi, today is your death day. After I enter the city, I will definitely chop off your head!"

Lu Zhi heard the words and looked to the left and right:

"Are you all ready?"

His personal soldier immediately said:

"Don't worry, general, as long as those thieves show their heads, they will be stabbed to death by us, and then they will be poured into the flood, which will definitely make them sleep forever in the ground!"

Lu Zhi was very satisfied with this, and then looked at Beigong Boyu who was under the city, and now he is in a very good mood:

"Liangzhou man, if you can enter the city today, you can chop off my head at will. If you can't enter the city today, I'm afraid you will become a laughing stock!"

Beigong Boyu is full of confidence:

"Then just watch and see how I will go into the city today and chop off your head!"

After waiting for a long time, there was still no sound of killing in Chang'an City, which made Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu, and other chiefs and leaders very annoyed.

Then a soldier covered in water quickly ran to the front of the army, knelt on the ground with a mournful face:
"We failed. The defenders in the city knew where the exit of our tunnel was. As long as we showed our heads, there would be spears and spears. The brothers suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, after the exit of the tunnel was blocked, they even poured water into it. Everyone was either stabbed to death or drowned."

Hearing this, everyone's complexion changed drastically, and Beigong Boyu was even more annoyed, and once again cursed at the top of the wall:

"Old Lu Zhi, you are really despicable!"

And the only response to him was Lu Zhi's hearty laughter.

When the matter developed to this point, Li Yao also shook his head, Lu Zhi was indeed difficult to deal with.

(End of this chapter)