My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 188 Gu Chang breaks his promise
In Luyang, Wei State, in the Shengchen Hall of the Imperial City, the voice of words continued to be heard.

"...I served as an envoy to the military camp of the State of Yan. Everything was shocking and everything was true."

Not long after the words fell, Liu Gun knelt on the ground and secretly looked at the imperial steps. Behind the dragon case, the Emperor of Wei was looking through the intelligence on the Yan army that he had written on the way.

Although the soldiers and horses of King Xia of the Yan Kingdom who entered Chendu County were powerful, they still had a profound background in the Wei Kingdom. What he said surprised the civil and military officials in the palace, but the emperor above did not have any emotional fluctuations.

Liu Gun knew in his heart that the final decision still fell on the emperor, and he could only try his best to promote peace talks and prevent the people of Chendu County from suffering military disaster.

After the Long case, Zhao Chuanting read the memorial with an expressionless face, and raised his eyes to the kneeling figure below.

"How are the soldiers in the Yan army?"

"Your Majesty, they are both veterans and look ferocious."

"Where are the generals?"

"Rough and heroic, some are veterans and some are young. They look arrogant and do not take the ministers seriously."

"Can you see King Xia of Yan Kingdom?"

"I saw him. He is tall, has a good face, his eyes seem to have divine light, and his movements are quite majestic."

Emperor Wei's eyes darkened and he said softly: "Pull him down and chop him down!"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

Liu Gun hurriedly raised his head. Soldiers from outside came in, picked up his arms and dragged him away, "Your Majesty! What I said is true. You can only negotiate peace, not war."

The civil and military officials in charge of peace in the court quickly stood up, and even the Minister of War also stood up and lined up to intercede for Liu Gun.

The main station faction saw that most of the ministers had come forward, and they had no choice but to come out to plead for mercy.

"Bring Liu Gun back."

Zhao Chuanting threw the memorial aside, raised his hand and waved it casually, telling all the civil and military officers who stood up to go back.In fact, the scene just now was performed by him and Yuan Feng. They used Liu Gun, a courtier who did not belong to both sides, to set up the main war faction, and had to make them turn to the side of the peace negotiation.

"What did King Xia tell you?"

Liu Gun, who almost lost his life, quickly said: "Your Majesty, King Xia of the Yan Kingdom said that there is no need to cede the land, but only gold, silver, grain, cattle and sheep. Let's see if your Majesty can show sincerity, otherwise he will attack Chendu County Carry out massacre."

"So smart! This King Xia of the Yan Kingdom is really a lovable opponent."

Zhao Chuanting leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes, "This is putting me in front of the people of Wei State. If he doesn't give him money, he will massacre the city. If he doesn't give him a small amount, he will massacre the city. When the time comes, these people will die, and all the blame will be on me." On the head. The common people don't care about the twists and turns inside, they will only think that my rescue is unfavorable... It's a good calculation. I don't believe that he can come up with such a plan at his age. Is there someone dressed as a scribe beside him? "

"Your Majesty, there is one."

"That's right, everything makes sense. He is young, born as a marquis, and has done nothing in the past. Suddenly he raises the flag to sweep the Yan Kingdom, and then enters the uninhabited territory of our great Wei Dynasty. It is too sudden. It must be It was this person who was making the plans behind his back... What a wise man... He found a way to send spies to get close to that person and kill him quietly."

Zhao Chuanting pondered for a moment and tapped his fingertips rhythmically on the table, "Now that we know what King Xia of the Yan Kingdom wants, everything will be easy to handle. A man can bend and stretch, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. If you can't beat him this year, then train your soldiers well." , looking for opportunities to fight, let’s fight back next year. Remember, the one who laughs last is the winner. My dear friends, please don’t imitate Emperor Bei Gongye of the Yan Kingdom, and don’t act on your whim! Let’s plan well and keep a close eye on it. Okay. Well, the killing of the scribe and the poisoning of the craftsmen in Fenzhou will be left to the Qianlong Mansion!"

The emperor, who looked like a bear and a tiger, got up from the dragon chair and pressed his hands on the table, "Come on, give me a smile!"

Everyone below seemed to be used to it, and they raised their faces and smiled.

"Very good, very energetic. I just want you to understand, don't be afraid of how powerful the enemy is, just calm down your emotions and play this game of chess with him slowly."

After saying that, Zhao Chuanting turned around and walked down the imperial steps. The eunuch announced: "Retreat from the court!"

Civil and military officials walked out of the hall in twos and threes. There was another small court meeting of the ministers about to be held. Liu Gun, who had been on an envoy to the Yan State military camp, was also invited. Several ministers summed up the terms of the peace.

"Mr. Liu, this is the bottom line entrusted to you by His Majesty. Try to use your power of words to reduce their asking price to the lowest."

"Gun Ding has lived up to the entrustment of the ministers!"

Liu Gun raised his hands and bowed to several veterans of the court with a righteous look. He turned around and strode out of the side hall, his eyes filled with a look of death.

The sky clouds are moving and changing with the wind. Under the autumn sun, far to the north in Chendu County, Junzhou, flames burn the northern towers, and black smoke sweeps up into the sky.

The whistling stone bullets dragged flames and flew over the city head, falling into the city behind, with a loud bang and the chaotic screams of the people.

On October 23, the third day of the siege, the soldiers guarding the city tower suffered thousands of casualties. The soldiers of Yan State boarded the city tower three times, and the hand-to-hand combat almost killed the soldiers and horses on the city.But it felt like the other party didn't use all their strength, as if they were training troops.

Cao Zhong was leaning against a wall of the city tower and was asking his soldiers to help him remove the arrow from his shoulder. He gritted his teeth and with a low roar, the arrow was pulled out of his shoulder with traces of flesh and blood, and was quickly pulled out. The soldiers applied the wound medicine and bandaged it.

"General... we can't fight anymore... the court doesn't care about us... our brothers are seriously injured."

The soldier who bandaged him said with tears: "We don't know what is going on outside. The enemy has been attacking the city for days. It feels like they are playing a trick on us... If we fight for two more days, there will be no one in the city."

After three days, there were thousands of casualties among the more than [-] defenders. The wounded barracks under the city were crowded with wailing figures, especially since the opponent had a siege tower and four-wheeled ladders, and they could advance and retreat in a controlled manner. Climbing up the city wall is as easy as walking on flat ground.

With such casualties, after two more days of guarding, there would indeed not be many people on the city wall.

Cao Zhong did not punish the soldier. He was sitting there thinking about many things, and remembered what some of the Yan cavalry who sent Wei Jintang said that day.

"You can just wash your neck and wait for death!"

He took a breath, closed his eyes and pursed his lips. Are you going to surrender?If I surrender, what will happen to my brothers in the court and my family members in Luyang?
On October 24th, Cao Zhong, who had thought about it all night, was ready to surrender. However, Yan State had no plans to attack the city today. It just sent a group of cavalry to patrol, shoot a few arrows and then ran away.

That afternoon, Liu Gun, who had come overnight, led his team outside Chendu County. He saw the devastated north gate city wall and handed over his hands to the Wei army officers who were looking over the wall.

Soon, the upright and majestic face calmed down, and he held his breath and came to the Yanguo camp on the river bank. He swallowed his saliva and stood outside the restaurant, waiting for the announcement.

After a while, he was recruited into the restaurant. The map of Junzhou was still hung in the hall. The surroundings were filled with military generals, and there was a solemn atmosphere.

Under the eyes of everyone with murderous intent, Liu Gun gritted his teeth and tried not to tremble. He held the peace document sealed by the imperial court and presented it respectfully.

In the field of vision, Su Chen was wearing a gold-edged mountain armor, with animal heads on both sides and ferocious teeth. White velvet was embedded between the collar and armor, and below was a white cloak. A slender sword was spread across his waist, and his back was facing the book. Liu Gong before.

Dian Wei stepped forward and took the document from his hand, returned to the table and handed it to Su Chen. He took a look at the contents.

"The State of Wei compensated the State of Yan 10 taels of gold, 50 taels of silver, 25 cattle, [-] horses, and [-] shi of grain."

"My lord...what do you think?"

After Su Chen read the document, he threw it on the table and nodded to the generals in the hall. They all got up and dispersed, then mounted their horses and left.

After a while, a horn sounded from the top of the mountain outside the camp.

Hearing this, Liu Gun's heart trembled. Before he could say anything, he was picked up by two soldiers and followed Su Chen outside. He watched the King of Xia turn over and ride on a big black horse. The horse comes out.

When Liu Gun and his team of envoys came out of the river bank camp, the scenery in front of them came into view, and their pupils instantly tightened. The two armies outside walked out of the camp and began to assemble in the wilderness. A large number of siege equipment parts were being assembled. The young and strong coach pulled towards Chendu County.

"Do you remember what Gu said?"

Su Chen sat on the horse, looking at the outline of the city in the distance, and whispered to Liu Gun who was being escorted off the carriage: "If you are not satisfied, I will capture the city and reward the soldiers."

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... you can't... I, Liu Gun, can still discuss it with Your Majesty!"

Different from the promise he made to several ministers in the court, Liu Gun crawled and knelt in front of the big black horse, looking at the tall figure sitting above him, "Your Majesty, stop the siege, and Gun will double the indemnity written in the document." .”

"That's not right."

"But we can't produce that many cattle, so we can only add [-] more..."

20 gold, 100 million silver, 50 cattle, [-] horses, and [-] dan of grain.

...The Central Plains is really fat.

Su Chen lowered his head to look at the Wei envoy with pleading expressions on his face, and nodded: "Okay, Gu has signed this contract. You take the envoy team back and deliver the things as soon as possible. Don't let Gu The army has been waiting for a long time."

Watching the other party riding in the carriage, he left in a panic.

Guo Jia came over on horseback, "Your Majesty, are you still fighting?"

"Wait until they are far away and continue fighting."

The wind blew the white velvet between the collar and armor. Su Chen squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Gu Ke will not believe in any contract with the enemy. Let's just knock down the city this time."

(End of this chapter)