"Since I know that Zhao Yan is not well-intentioned, there is no need for my father to see him."

Li Xiong remembered Li Xiang's death in his heart, so he naturally couldn't have a good impression of Zhao Yan.

Unexpectedly, Li Te shook his head slightly.

"That's wrong."

Li Te turned to look at Li Xiong and said as if he was being taught: "I must meet this envoy of traitor Zhao Yan. Not only do I have to meet him, but I also have to treat him with courtesy."

"Father, why is this?"

Li Te was stunned for a moment and said, "What's so difficult to understand about this truth?"

His tone of voice had a very unsound connotation to Li Xiong.

Although Li Xiong was ashamed, there was still a look of confusion on his face.

"There is a saying among the Han people that soldiers never tire of deceit. This Zhao Yan just wants to stabilize us or get our support. As long as we agree to him first and then attack him hard in the end, I'm afraid this Zhao Yan's plan will not work.

Everything will be lost."

Hearing this, Li Xiong's eyes lit up.

He finally understood why Li Te did what he did.

"My child understands."

Li Te nodded slightly.

"In that case, let's go and meet the envoy for a while."

Everyone swarmed towards the main hall ahead.

Zhao Yan's envoy, Changshi Li Can, was waiting in the palace at this time.

Although he was wearing the official robe of the Jin court, there was no calm look on his face.

It was obviously early spring and the weather was not that hot yet, but Li Can's forehead was covered with fine sweat.

In fact, Li Can was already scolding her at this time.

Li Can is a scholar and scholar, but he is not a nerd. He knows a lot about the Qiang people, and he also knows a lot about the Qiang people. The most important things for the Qiang and Di people are loyalty and brotherhood.

, now that Zhao Yan has killed Li Xiang, he still wants Li Te to help him with Zhao Yan?

This difficulty is really too great.

When Li Can came out of Chengdu, he was always on tenterhooks.

Entering Yinping City, the miserable situation in the city made his whole body feel cold.

He even thought that he was sending his life on this mission.

When the two armies are fighting, the envoys will not be killed, but these foreigners may not obey this rule.

The blood is boiling and the mood is high, so why bother with other things?

While Li Can was still thinking, footsteps could be heard outside the main hall.

Tap tap tap.

It doesn’t feel like it belongs to one person, but more like it belongs to a group of people.

Li Can's face turned even paler.

This really wants him to die!

Turning to look in the direction of the lobby, the first person to come in was Li Te. Most of the other people were hunky-backed and had murderous eyes, looking at him as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Seeing this scene, Li Can immediately shouted in his heart: My life is at stake!

"The messenger comes, but he is greeted at a distance."

Li Can's legs were trembling, and the fine sweat on his forehead was flowing on his face, making his official robe a little wet and sticking to his body, which was quite ugly.

And the way his arms are fighting is also very different from the image of the messenger.

"My Excellency, Li Can, I have met the general."

The desire to survive in his heart was still greater than his sense of mission. When Li Can saw that Li Te had not killed him with a knife, he still had some luck in it.

Anyway, he came to Yinping City and became the envoy. Li Te didn't appreciate it. What could he do?

"Messengers don't need to be polite."

Although Li Te had a smile on his face, he looked down on the messenger in front of him.

As a messenger, he is like a surrendered person, not a hero.

But now Li Can doesn't want to be a hero, he just wants to live.

"The envoy is here. I wonder what Governor Zhao has to say. He killed my brother and implicated his family. He also fought with us in Mianzhu and killed many of my brothers. Zhao Ren does not want to give me an explanation for these things.

?"

Li Te's words contained a murderous aura, which made Li Can's mouth twitch and his face become a bit paler.

"Mr. Mu asked me to come here because I really want to give an explanation to the general. Otherwise, I won't appear in front of the general."

Li Te sneered and asked, "Then what did Governor Zhao explain?"

Li Can swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said: "Mu Zun said that the reason why he killed the good general of Dong Qiang was because he was instigated by a traitor. Now that Mu Zun has killed the traitor, he can comfort the spirit of the good general of Dong Qiang.

Already."

Li Te sneered again.

"Killing anyone at will can offset the sins of Governor Zhao? He not only killed my brother, but also killed my brother's family. How do I explain this?"

Li Can wiped the sweat from his forehead and said warmly: "Mu Zun said that no matter what the general asks for, as long as it is not excessive, gold, silver, jewelry, beauties and wine, Mu Zun will satisfy it."

"good!"

A smile gradually appeared on Li Te's lips.

Behind Li Te, Li Xiong also showed admiration on his face.

I thought to myself that my father was indeed a god of things.

"Then I want hundreds of carts of food and grass, five hundred beauties, and one million coins. Can Governor Zhao give it to me?"

Gulu~

Li Can secretly swallowed a sip of saliva in his heart.

Any of these three conditions exceeded the number Zhao Yan gave him.

"General, it's too much."

Unexpectedly, Li Te said sharply: "Then you are saying that the lives of my brother and his family are not worth this?"

Li Can almost said yes.

How much are the lives of the Qiang people worth, not to mention a dozen, even a few hundred?

Just average.

However, Li Can really didn't dare to say such words.

"The life of a good general from Eastern Qiang is certainly worth it, but now Chengdu can't get so many things together at one time."

drag.

Just drag the word and you're done.

Li Te naturally knew that this was a perfunctory statement.

Yizhou is a land of abundance. It was able to provide Shu Han with this amount of money and beauty, but will it be able to provide food and grass to the Shu Han people?

It must be that Zhao Yan didn't want to give it.

but...

Li Te also knew that he couldn't push too hard.

He originally wanted to stab Zhao Yan in the back. If he didn't stab Zhao Yan because he took too many benefits, then he would have picked the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon.

"Then according to the envoy's words, how much is Governor Zhao willing to pay?"

Seeing that the matter still needed to be discussed, Li Can immediately showed joy on his face and said: "Master Mu can give the general five baht and two hundred thousand, a hundred stunning beauties, fifty cooks, and fifty musicians as gifts to the general.

"

These things are all unrealistic.

Li Te frowned immediately.

"We don't have a hundred carts of food and grass, but fifty carts can always be done. For other things, just follow what the messenger said. What do you think?"

However, before leaving Chengdu, Li Can did not get Zhao Yan's promise of food and grass.

But let’s talk about this.

Li Can knew that he had to agree.

Li Te had already taken a step back and treated him with utmost benevolence and justice, which was rare among the barbaric Qiang people. If he still did not know the rules and current affairs, he would really be asking for his own death.

Li Can wants to live.

He wants to live more than anyone in the main hall.

But there is a price to pay if you want to live.

In Li Can's eyes, the price was these fifty carts of food and grass.

In Li Can's eyes, fifty cars would cost him his life...

worth!

After thinking for a long time, Li Can had no choice but to say reluctantly: "Fifty carts of grain and grass, I agreed on behalf of Mu Zun, but the general has received so many benefits from Mu Zun, and when necessary, troops need to be sent to help."

"This is a natural thing. I, Li Te, am not the kind of person who breaks his word."

Li Can's face showed an expression of relief.

Now it seems that his mission is accomplished.

Although the fifty carts of grain and grass were unexpected, I think the pastor would not put the blame on his head just because of the fifty carts of grain and grass.

Li Can knew that his life was saved.

"In that case, thank you General for your cooperation."

Li Can made a gesture to leave.

"Won't the envoy stay a little longer?"

Hearing this, Li Can's face turned pale and he refused firmly: "I have to go back to Chengdu to report to Mu Zun and prepare food and fodder for the general. I'm afraid I won't be able to stay any longer."

What a joke, if you stay in the den of thieves for a moment longer, if Li Te regrets it, his life will be decided here.

"In that case, envoy, please excuse me."

Seeing the embarrassed appearance of the messenger, Li Te felt even more contemptuous, and at the same time he felt happier.

The fact that the envoy dared to agree to the fifty carts of food and grass for Zhao Yu proved that the situation was not optimistic for Zhao Yu.

They Qiang people have the ability to influence the situation of the war.

In other words...his revenge can be avenged!

"Father, what should we do next?"

What’s next?

"Hahaha!"

Li Te laughed twice at first, and then said: "Next, we must eat the food sent by Zhao Yu, use the beauties sent by Zhao Yu, recharge our batteries, and prepare to go south, capture Chengdu, and kill Zhao Yu.

Damn it!"

"promise!"

Li Xiong's chest was also full of passion.

He couldn't wait to see Zhao Yan's head.

.......

The next day.

The sky has not yet broken, and the sky is misty and chaotic with a few bright stars. At this time, the air is still filled with moisture, and there is a thin layer of dew on the grass blades. The breath of animals has not yet been mixed into everything.

It is also pure and refreshing, like a light ink painting. The ink painting is filled with the pleasant scent of grass.

Suddenly, the early skylark sang high in the half-dark sky, breaking the silence of the night, and the dim light of the morning couldn't wait to lift the veil of the night.

Among the ancient roads in Hanzhong stands Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass is located between steep hills, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Looking at this posture, it seems that one man is in charge of the pass and ten thousand others cannot open it.

At this time, outside Yangping Pass, the army that had been hiding in the night was also seen by the soldiers at Yangping Pass as dawn broke.

However, when the soldiers at Yangping Pass saw the Luo-shaped banner, instead of giving a warning, they fired thousands of arrows and instead opened the gate of this pass that was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Five thousand elites just poured in.

Even Wang Dun on the side was dumbfounded.

The natural danger in Hanzhong was actually broken by Luo Shang without any effort.

Wang Dun somewhat believed Luo Shang's words.

The seemingly indestructible Yangping Pass was broken easily. So the words that swept Liangzhou and broke through Yizhou in five days are probably not empty words.

After repairing the city for a while, the army set off again.

Different from the previous one, this time, Luo Shang has nearly 10,000 men under his command.

The person guarding Yangping Pass was originally Luo Shang's confidant. He pretended to surrender to Zhao Yan before and did not want to be given the important task of guarding Yangping Pass.

This is why Luo Shang is so confident.

Zhao Ren did not have enough soldiers and had to recruit and surrender. However, most of the people he recruited were from Luo Shang.

To put it bluntly, half of the cities in Liangzhou and the county magistrates and governors at this time were his people, Luo Shang.

After coming out of Yangping Pass, Luo Shang and his party overcame obstacles and successively captured Nanzheng, Xixiang, and recovered most of Hanzhong in less than a day.

Of course, it is said that it was captured, but in fact it was just passing by.

Everyone knew that Zhao Yun was just a grasshopper after the autumn, and could not jump around for a few days. Now that the king's master had arrived, even the person who was originally Zhao Yun lost his temper after seeing everyone accept the surrender.

but.

The journey has not been smooth sailing either.

From Nanzheng to Chenggu, Luo Shang and his party encountered stubborn resistance.

Although there were only less than 3,000 defenders in Chenggu City, they blocked Luo Shang's 20,000-strong army from the outside of the city.

Moreover, casualties are still rising.

Wang Dun had been outside the tent at this time. Although he had seen a lot of things in the world, the scene in front of him still made his hair stand on end.

Clusters of arrows flew toward the siege soldiers in Luo Shang's army with a scream that pierced the sky.

At the same time as the cold light flashed, there was the sound of death reaping life. Rolling logs rolled down the city wall, kerosene set off fire waves on the city wall, and catapults threw huge stones from the city, hitting the attacking soldiers unceremoniously.

.

What rose into the air were pieces of mud and torn corpses of soldiers, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gold juice and burnt human flesh.

There were more than a dozen corpses of soldiers scattered around the pit exploded by the catapult. Their clothes were torn by stone fragments, and their entire bodies were exposed. Only the canthus of their eyes was cracked, allowing people to feel their battles.

How ferocious and brave.

In Chenggu City, the defenders inside were even more miserable.

The city wall was constantly attacked by siege engines and was already crumbling.

The wounded were being repaired inside the city, some had broken arms, some had broken legs, and the sound of crying could be heard everywhere, just like purgatory on earth.

Boom~

With a loud noise, the city gate was broken through by the charging car, and the king's masters poured in like a tide. On the city wall, Zhao Nian smiled sadly and had no choice but to draw his sword and kill himself.

He is Zhao Yan's nephew. Others can surrender, but he cannot.

He knew what Zhao Yan was doing, so he was mentally prepared.

But when this moment comes, it is always so difficult.

But this is all in the past.

Zhao Nian's world was extinguished with the disappearance of life.

After capturing Chenggu, although Luo Shang lost a lot of men, his footsteps did not stop.

After taking full control of Hanzhong, Luo Shang immediately divided his troops, taking Zitong County to the west, and Basi County and Badong County to the south.

In one day, all places in Liangzhou except Ba County, Fuling County and Guanghan County were recovered.

As for Ba County, Fuling County and Guanghan County, I am afraid they will change their flags tomorrow.
Chapter completed!