Chapter 984 985 [A daughter in the Xu family has grown up]

Dingzhou, Puqi City.

The atmosphere inside the imperial envoy's residence was a bit tense. The scribes all walked lightly for fear of disturbing the unhappy adult inside.

"This is simply unreasonable!"

In the main hall, Han Gongduan, who had always been secretive about his emotions and anger, reprimanded coldly, with a rare hint of real anger between his brows.

"Participate in politics and calm down anger. This is just a procrastination tactic of the Southern Dynasties. They think that they can survive by using this kind of hard work." On the other side, the commander of the Zhennan camp, Gongcheng Hou Guo Xing, tried to persuade him. In fact, his face was not calm.

It has been four months since the negotiations between the two Koreas started in early December last year. Excluding the break during the last festival and the time spent on the Southern Zhou Dynasty mission, the two sides have conducted a total of twelve negotiations in the past three months. During this period,

There was no peace on the border between the two Koreas, and small-scale battles often occurred, but they basically ended in Daliang's victory. Therefore, the Southern Zhou Dynasty mission became increasingly humble at the negotiating table.

Nowadays, Jiangling City on the south bank of Tiancang River is garrisoned by the first-class Baoding Bocai Qian, with an army of 60,000 in the city.

Hanyang City was garrisoned by Huaiyuan General Gu Jie, with thirty thousand garrison troops in the city.

Each of the three auxiliary cities has elite soldiers and generals, and the garrison ranges from 6,000 to 10,000.

"Marquis Pei originally made this clause in order to gain an advantage in terms of justice in the future. But the situation in the Southern Dynasties is completely different. If they cared about this, they would not break the contract and make a sneak attack when the two dynasties were getting married. Now they insist not to do so in the future.

I always feel that it is inappropriate to give in on this matter."

Xu Xi thought: "Your Majesty is well aware of this, but Beiliang should not have the spare capacity to launch a national war at present, unless they are desperate, but the Emperor of Beiliang should not be so reckless. Father knows that you... ahem,

I know you have connections with the North, so I wanted to ask your opinion on this matter."

The smile on Xu Churong's face became more sincere, and he said softly: "Third brother, the fighting in the court has been so fierce recently, why do you still have the leisure and elegance to come to my little sister's place?"

Xu Xi pretended to be angry and said: "What are you talking about? Ever since you were a child, when have I not put you in the most important position?"

As for the ownership of the South Bank territory, it is still on hold for the time being.

After the Nanwufeng Navy was severely damaged, the Daliang Dingzhou Navy has completely controlled the water area of ​​more than 200 miles with Jiangling City as the core. Therefore, there is no problem in the supply of food, grass and weapons. If it had not been for the severe drought in Qinzhou last year, the Daliang Dingzhou Navy would have

The state's foundation and financial resources were enough to support an army of 200,000 to cross the Tiancang River and maintain an overwhelming advantage over the Southern Zhou Dynasty.

This was the reason why Han Gongduan was rarely angry. He looked up at Guo Xing, the Marquis of Gongcheng, and said with a heavy expression: "Master Marquis, I believe that the Southern Dynasty is deliberately delaying."

"I only know that Pei Yue will not go south in the near future, but he has successfully overcome the crisis of trust of the Beiliang Emperor, so this is not good news for Your Majesty, but it may not be bad news for Dad." Xu Churong blinked.

He blinked and showed a slight smile.

After listening to Han Gongduan's analysis, Guo Xingyi frowned, and then said in confusion: "But what's the point of them delaying it? Chengbei Camp and Ningguo Camp suffered heavy losses, and the strongest frontier army in the Southern Dynasty was only Linjiang Camp.

The battalion remains intact. If His Majesty had not been unwilling to resort to military force to allow Xi Wu to reap the benefits, we could have gone all the way south and attacked forcefully. Even if we could not use all our strength to win in one battle, the Southern Dynasty would not have the ability to counterattack."

Xu Xi pretended not to notice her movements, first looked at the surrounding scenery, and said gently: "Father asked me to come over to see if you are comfortable living here and if there is anything you need to buy."

But he sighed softly in his heart. Ever since his little sister came back last year, the atmosphere at home has been in an extremely strange state. Therefore, after the beginning of spring, Xu Churong took the initiative to leave the house and live in this villa by Bihu Lake. In this way,

It does not mean that she is far away from the mortal world. On the contrary, Xu Churong is developing her own power step by step by mastering the communication channel with someone in the north. At the same time, she is also getting into the sight of the family heads who are close to the Xu family in Qinghe.

The Southern Zhou Dynasty had replaced four negotiators, but they never dared to relent on this issue. In the end, those people had practiced to the point of spitting it out, although they did not dare to let Beiliang return those cities.

, but insisted on putting it aside temporarily. No matter how Han Gongduan reprimanded, or even other officials cursed, the Southern Zhou envoys could face it calmly.

The gentle voices of the maids woke the girl up. She turned to look at the smiling Xu Xi, put the letter away, and said softly: "The third brother is here."

On a spring trip, apricot blossoms bloom all over your head.

The problem lies in the third item. The most important thing among the instructions left by Pei Yue was to determine the ownership of the territory from Jiangling City to Hanyang City on the south bank of Tiancang River.

Xu Xi looked slightly embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

"Third brother, in fact, these truths are not difficult for Your Majesty and Daddy to see through. Daddy just wants you to come here to confirm one thing."

…

Xu Xi sighed: "My father is in a dilemma, so he asked me to ask my little sister what she thinks."

Xu Churong seemed not to care, and said calmly: "Third brother, if we don't promote peace talks as soon as possible, the Great Zhou Dynasty may be destroyed."

Xu Churong's tone gradually softened.

The second article is that starting from the seventh year of Kaiping, the Southern Zhou Dynasty paid an annual tribute of 500,000 taels of silver to Daliang. Compared with the first article, the negotiations for the second article were slightly easier. In the end, with the permission of Emperor Kaiping, Han Gongduan

He accepted the other party's request and removed the requirement set by Pei Yue that the two dynasties become a brotherly state.

Xu Churong nodded slightly, and then said calmly: "Third brother, it is already early April, do you think Beiliang will continue to drag it out? The initiative in this matter is not in the hands of our government. Once the other party is completely angered, there will be a risk of war on the border.

."

Outside Jian'an City, by the green lake, a slender figure was leaning against the railing, holding a letter in his hand and carefully reading every word on it.

This morning, the thirteenth negotiation ended, but the situation was still deadlocked. The envoy of the Southern Zhou Dynasty stated that he had raised 23.5 million taels of silver. As soon as the two parties signed the treaty, they would send someone to Jiangling City, and Han Gongduan would receive it in person.

, then Daliang, except for retaining the necessary defenders, returned the rest of its troops to the north bank, and at the same time no longer harassed the southern Zhou border.

Xu Xi shook his head and said seriously: "You know that I will never be willful in major matters. Now that the peace talks have entered the most important stage, some people in the DPRK think that they can continue to be delayed. As long as this year is delayed, our DPRK can generally recover its strength, even if it cannot win.

Return to Gangneung

and Hanyang, there is no need to fear the Liang Jun on the border. At that time, they can even be exempted from the money to compensate Beiliang. Some people hold the opposite opinion. The two sides are fighting fiercely. As the chief minister, it is not easy for my father to express his opinions easily. At present,

In hesitation."

Xu Churong continued: "Pei Yue will not go south again in the short term, but he has made very appropriate arrangements for the Beiliang border army. If the peace talks cannot be concluded smoothly, within two months at the very least, the more than 100,000 troops left by Beiliang on the south bank will

Countless plundering battles will be launched. The big shots in the court only think that Beiliang has no spare power, but they have not considered that our court is in the midst of internal and external troubles and has long been on the verge of extremely dangerous collapse."

Xu Xi was slightly startled.

Of course, the current situation still makes the Southern Zhou Dynasty court miserable. They can only delay at the negotiation table with a smiling face. On the one hand, they want to keep the bottom line of the negotiation as much as possible, and on the other hand, they are betting that Beiliang will not dare to launch a real national war.

war, and at the same time concluded that Han Gongduan was not a murderer like Pei Yue, who dared to provoke a war of more than 100,000 people just by saying a disagreement.

Xu Xi's face was solemn, but full of emotions. He stood up and said: "I understand, thank you little sister for your generous advice."

She turned her head and looked at the vast expanse of blue lake, and said slowly: "After the peace talks are reached, Your Majesty and Daddy will be able to solve the problems in the DPRK, whether it is to eliminate the incompetent people in the army as soon as possible, or to implement the plan that Daddy had previously planned to clear the father-in-law's land."

All strategies require a

A stable and stable environment. Even if more than 20 million taels of silver can be given away, what does the nominal ownership of that territory mean? When the two countries compete, it ultimately depends on whose fist is stronger. Before the strength is insufficient,

The right way is to endure humiliation, stay humble and be small.”

"deliberately?"

Emperor Kaiping obviously couldn't understand some of the weird interests that Pei Yue brought from his previous life. In his opinion, the so-called brotherly kingdom was meaningless, and it was far less beneficial than letting the Southern Dynasty dig out their money.

Mr. Han nodded and said, "This is the right way. The Marquis will be in charge of military affairs, and I will ask Taige secret agents to assist me in other matters."

The content of the negotiations was vast and complicated, and the most important part was divided into three items. The first item was naturally that the Southern Zhou Dynasty compensated Daliang for his losses in this war. After extremely difficult wrangling and quarreling, the Southern Zhou court agreed to compensate Daliang two thousand silver.

Three million taels.

Guo Xingrongma was naturally not afraid of war for most of his life, but he also knew that the imperial court was currently solving the barbarian troubles in northern Xinjiang and would not allow the south to start a war without permission. He pondered: "In my opinion, if you participate in politics, you should continue to stay on the border.

"

It is said that after this agreement was reached, the reputation of Xie Xiao, the Duke of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, completely fell to the bottom. The Fang family in Pingjiang, which was once famous, was almost ignored. Xian Chunqiu, the Marquis of Jubei, took this opportunity to gradually take over the power of the Military Aircraft Department.

For the first time in more than thirty years, he defeated the opponent.

After the two of them had discussed it, they split up to do their work. Han Gongduan could only suppress the uneasiness in his heart for the time being and put all his energy into putting pressure on Southern Zhou.

Xu Xi didn't understand what he meant, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I will tell my father the truth."

A look of surprise appeared in Xu Churong's eyes, and he said slowly: "Could it be that the third brother is making fun of my little sister?"

He found it difficult to say these words, because they would inevitably involve the past of sitting back and watching Xu Churong fall into danger last year, and even using her and Princess Qinghe as bait.

Xu Churong invited him to take a seat, and after the maid served tea, he said leisurely: "Everything is fine here, I'm sorry for my father and third brother."

In addition, before Pei Yue left, he told Guo Xing to build a temporary military stronghold in the southwest of Jiangling City and the southeast of Hanyang City depending on the terrain, with 10,000 troops stationed respectively. Therefore, Daliang had a total of more than 130,000 troops on the south bank of Tiancang River.

"I've met the third young master."

Of course, she still used the name of Xu Huiyan, and the chief minister of the Southern Zhou Dynasty had no objection to this. I don't know if it was out of guilt in her heart, or because she had other ideas.

Han Gongduan sighed: "Even so, the peace talks cannot be delayed any longer."

After he said goodbye and left, Xu Churong turned and walked to the lakeside, looked at the clear sky in the north, and whispered to himself: "You will be very happy when the peace talks are reached, right?"

Pei Yue always regarded her as a little girl in his mind. Xu Churong curled his lips, gently clenched his fair right hand into a fist, and waved it symbolically in front of him.

She remembered the content of the secret letter she had just seen, and said: "Although I really want to see you in embarrassment, but before that, you must live a good life for me, and don't give your life to those in the wilderness.

of barbarians.”

In the 13th year of Qingyuan in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the seventeen-year-old Xu Churong had already become a slim figure, tall and slender, and her brows were full of energy, just like a natural and elegant hibiscus.

Extremely touching.
Chapter completed!