Thief Emperor

Chapter 787 There is someone in Tongguan!

Since fighting with Shuofang, Li Yun had the upper hand many times, but in the end, he was not able to gain much advantage.

In other words, the Shuofang Army can always make the right choice at the most critical moment.

This correct choice obviously did not come from Wei Quanzhong and his son, otherwise they would not even be at a disadvantage in the fight with Li Yun.

This shows that there is a master behind the Wei father and son.

In other words, there is a think tank that can interfere with their decision and lead Shuofang onto the right track.

Two years ago, Li Yun had already regarded the Shuofang Army as his biggest opponent, so naturally he was very concerned about Shuofang's affairs. In addition, during this period, he had received information from the Imperial City Bureau and some news from within the Shuofang Army. Although he could not be sure, Li Yun judged that the so-called expert behind the Shuofang Army was most likely Mr. He, the strategist of Shuofang.

Previously, Li Yun was only 40% to 50% sure, but after meeting him, Li Yun was already 60% to 70% sure.

If you are 60 to 70 percent sure, then you have to find a way to poach this person. In this way, even if you recruit him into your own army and cannot use him for the time being, at least you can make the Shuofang Army useless.

That day, Li Yun had a secret conversation with Mr. He from Shuofang for a long time. At the end of the conversation, Li Yun called over the people from Shuofang and conveyed to them the exact conditions for which he wanted to "poach" people.

In this way, it was not until the next day that He Zhao and others left Hongnong. As soon as they left, Li Yun also left Hongnong with his guard camp and most of the troops and rushed to the Tongguan front.

After all, He Zhao and others were riding horses, and their speed was much faster than that of the army on march. On the second day when Li Yun and others were still marching, he led the horses to take a detour through a small road, and with the support of the Shuofang Army, they entered Tongguan.

After entering Tongguan Pass, he was quickly taken to a manor near the pass. The manor was guarded by three layers of Shuofang Army soldiers, and the defense was impenetrable.

Obviously, some important person lives here.

Mr. He took a deep breath and, under the guidance of the guards, walked to the backyard of the manor. Only then did he meet General Wei Quanzhong in the bedroom in the backyard.

At this time, General Wei was no longer wearing armor, but only a simple cloth robe. His right shoulder was bandaged tightly. It was obvious that the Prince of Lingwu and the Jiedushi of Shuofang was indeed injured.

Before Mr. He left, he already knew that Wei Quanzhong was injured. The situation at that time was much worse than it is now. He took a deep breath, stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

After saying this, he looked up at Wei Quanzhong and continued, "The king has woken up. It is really a blessing from God."

Before Mr. He left, Wei Quanzhong, who was seriously injured, was in a coma.

The arrow wound on his shoulder was not light to begin with, and he had lost too much blood. Coupled with the bumpy journey, he was almost unconscious by the time he returned to Tongguan.

After treating his wound, he only had time to communicate briefly with Mr. He before he fainted.

Of course, Mr. He could not tell Li Yun about these situations when he was in Hongnong.

Although Wei Quanzhong has survived, the sanitary conditions in that era were too poor. It is still hard to say whether his wounds can heal or whether external evil will enter his body.

Seeing He Zhao return safely, General Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Although his face was a little pale, he still managed to force a smile: "Sir, you are back."

"It's good that you are back, sir. With you back, Shuofang will have a backbone."

"Hurry, hurry, sit down and talk. Sit down and talk."

Mr. He sat down, looked up at Wei Quanzhong, was silent for a while, and then said, "I followed your orders and met with Li Yun and explained the pros and cons to him."

General Wei looked at He Zhao and frowned, "What did he say?"

Mr. He thought for a moment and said, "His initial condition was that he could let the Major General and his men return to Guanzhong, but he wanted us to hand over Tongguan."

"I told him that we would give Tongguan to him first. We don't believe he would let go of Tongguan and let our people in."

"If our people come in first, he won't believe that we will give him Tongguan again."

"Both sides don't trust each other, so there is no way to negotiate this condition."

General Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us now."

He Zhao nodded and said, "Li Yun has four conditions in total."

"The first condition is that the king must sign a covenant with him, stating that after the Shuofang army enters the pass, they must not leave the pass for three years."

"Otherwise, the thunder will strike you from above."

General Wei frowned: "Does Li Er still believe this?"

Mr. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, he doesn't believe it, but the people of the world do. He will definitely announce this alliance to the world. If Your Majesty takes action first, then it will be immediately unjustified."

"Although it's not a big deal, it does hurt my reputation after all."

Wei Quanzhong narrowed his eyes and continued, "Go on."

"The second condition is that Li Yun wants the king to announce to the world that he will become the King of Qin."

General Wei remained expressionless upon hearing this.

This condition is quite harsh.

Although Wei Quanzhong once wanted to become emperor and even lived openly in the imperial palace in the capital, he did not take this step after all. Since he did not take this step, no matter how excessive his actions were in reality, on the surface, he was still a minister of the Great Zhou.

He is also the Prince of Lingwu of the Great Zhou.

But after he proclaimed himself the King of Qin, he had no connection with the Wu Zhou Dynasty. General Wei narrowed his eyes: "Li Er is worried that I will unite with the small court of Bashu again."

Mr. He whispered, "It seems to me that Li Yun is worried that the king will once again welcome the small court back to Guanzhong."

Wei Quanzhong said expressionlessly: "The little emperor is terrified. No matter what, he will never be willing to come back."

"I can agree to this condition."

General Wei sneered and said, "However, matters of status can restrain scholars, but they cannot restrain us."

After saying this, he looked at He Zhao and said in a hoarse voice: "Go on."

"The third condition."

He Zhao took a deep breath and whispered, "All Shuofang troops outside Tongguan can come back, but there is a condition: they cannot have any weapons on them."

"Li Yun said that the Jiangdong Army would set up a checkpoint outside Tongguan. As long as you take off your armor and discard your weapons, you can enter Tongguan safely. Otherwise, you are the enemy."

“No one is allowed to enter.”

General Wei, who was originally pale, had a visibly "rosy" complexion. To be more precise, it was flushed. He slammed the table viciously with his left hand and shouted angrily: "Surrendering your weapons and armor, what's the difference between this and dying in battle!"

He Zhao stood aside and sighed, "His fourth condition is to let his subordinates serve as his staff."

After that, Mr. He looked at Wei Quanzhong, sighed and said, "General, there must be people from Jiangdong Jiusi in our Shuofang."

Wei Quanzhong suddenly raised his head and looked at He Zhao.

Mr. He looked calm and composed.

After an unknown amount of time, Wei Quanzhong finally retracted his terrifying gaze. He took several long breaths and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand."

"Let me think about this."

Mr. He looked at Wei Quanzhong, thought for a moment, and continued, "General, there is another way to deal with this matter."

"Sir, please speak."

He Zhao said silently: "We can close the gate of Tongguan tightly, and the Jiangdong army can't get in."

"The young generals outside the pass can be sent north to join the Hedong Army, as for their food and fodder supplies."

“You can only eat wherever you go.”

At that time, there was no surplus food in any part of the Central Plains. What He Zhao meant by "eat wherever you go" was actually "kill wherever you go".

But even so, a few months or half a year is fine, but over time...

He Zhao looked at Wei Quanzhong and continued, "We can also send the Major General to go around Xiaoguan from the north and enter Guanzhong."

Wei Quanzhong said expressionlessly, "In this way, the entire Central Plains and the surrounding areas will be under the control of Li Er."

He Zhao nodded and said slowly: "Other roads besides these two roads are dead ends for Shuofang."

"Then let Wei Yao go and join the Hedong Army first."

Wei Quanzhong said in a hoarse voice: "How much he can bring back depends on his ability."

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Tongguan Camp.

Li Yun was invited into the general's tent by Yu Ye. He sat in the main seat, looked at Yu Ye, and said with a smile: "General Yu looks very proud. It seems that the battle in Tongguan is going well."

Yu Ye patted his chest and said with a smile: "That's right, the superiors have sent so many reinforcements. If we can't win the battle, I might as well go home and feed my children!"

He looked at Li Yun and said in a deep voice: "My Lord, today I have sealed the gates of Tongguan. No one outside can get in, and no one inside can get out."

Li Yun looked in the direction of Tongguan and said with a smile, "You are really good at flattering yourself. The past two days have been so smooth, maybe it's because the Shuofang Army in Tongguan didn't come out?"

Yu Ye scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"You know everything, my Lord."

"Of course."

Mr. Li stood up, looked towards Tongguan, and said with a smile: "I have someone in Tongguan."

Yu Ye didn't understand what was going on, so he just smiled and said, "Now the formation is set, it will be difficult for them to get out even if they want to!"

Li Yun looked calm.

"I guess... they are unlikely to come out."

(End of this chapter)