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Before Dong Zhao took the envoy, Cao Cao had a careful discussion with the counselors, and Liu Ye also raised this question. The key to the ceasefire was to withdraw troops. While the Han army threatened Hefei, Hefei was also threatening Lujiang County, Jingzhou. If it was only required to withdraw troops, it was obviously unrealistic. The Han army would inevitably ask the Cao army to withdraw troops in a reciprocal way.

Liu Ye's doubts won the consensus of everyone, and it was easier for Cao's army to withdraw its troops. It was okay to directly withdraw the troops to Shouchun or Qiao County. Everyone discussed several plans for this. As expected, Sima Yi clearly stated that if the war was in a truce, Cao's army must withdraw from Hefei.

Dong Zhao nodded and said, "I can understand the reciprocal requirements of your army. In order to show sincerity, we are also willing to withdraw our troops from Hefei to reduce the pressure on Lujiang County."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Jing with anticipation. Liu Jing smiled faintly: "I don't hide it from Doctor Dong. The Battle of Hefei is my long-planned plan. For this reason, we allocate money and grain, organize civil servants, and work hard. I don't understand how Mr. Wei knew our plan and actually came to ask us to stop the war. Of course, this is not impossible. This is called a summon, but since it is a summon, we have to pay a price and provide compensation. A summon without any conditions does not exist. I believe Doctor Dong understands it too."

Liu Jing's words were already very clear. He did not agree with Cao Cao's request for peace, but asked Cao Cao to pay the price. Only when the compensation conditions were met will both sides discuss the specific plan for a truce and withdrawal, rather than Dong Zhao's proposal to truce, both sides withdrew their troops, and the matter was not that simple.

Dong Zhao sighed in his heart. Of course, he knew that Liu Jing would not agree to the truce easily, but the conditions were harsh, so he was afraid that Duke Wei would not accept it either. He asked carefully: "I don't know what conditions the Han King Palace needs to meet, so that both sides can cease to fight."

Liu Jing smiled slightly, "Let Sima Shangshu answer you this question."

Dong Zhao looked at Sima Yi again, and Sima Yi said calmly: "We have not high requirements. There are two conditions. The first is the compensation. During the armistice, the Cao army compensated the Han army 10,000 stones of grain every month. The second is the additional conditions. Duke Wei must promise that he will not interfere in the political situation in Jiangdong in any form. As long as you can agree to these two conditions, we will suspend the plan to attack Hefei, and then sit down to discuss the specific plan for withdrawal."

Dong Zhao lowered his head and thoughtlessly. Frankly speaking, the two conditions proposed by the other party were not high, 10,000 stones of grain per month. If the truce for five years, it would be 600,000 stones of grain. However, it would be impossible to truce for five years. It would be good if the truce for one year. Duke Wei just wanted to buy time to prepare for the war.

As for the second condition, it is not allowed to interfere in the political situation in Jiangdong. The conditions seem to be very high, but in fact it is meaningless. Since the warships and naval forces were destroyed, the Cao army has no power to interfere in the political situation in Jiangdong. At most, people can send secret missions to all parties in Jiangdong. For example, Chen Jiao is now in Kuaiji County, but his effect is not great. The other party actually proposed such an inconsistency condition, which made Dong Zhaosi puzzled.

Doesn’t Liu Jing know that Cao’s army has actually had very little influence on Jiangdong? I can’t know, so why do you still have to mention such an inconsistency condition?

At this moment, Dong Zhao suddenly realized that the Han army was not actually ready to fight the Hefei Battle. Even if he did not go on a mission, the Hefei Battle would not break out in the near future. All of this, Liu Jing was just posing.

Understanding this, Dong Zhao's heart suddenly became relaxed. As the envoy of sanctions, he could fully agree to deal with the two conditions proposed. Thinking of this, Dong Zhao resolutely said: "To show the sincerity of Wei State, I can accept the two conditions proposed by Sima Shangshu on behalf of Duke Wei."

Liu Jing nodded and smiled, "Since the obstacles to the two sides' negotiations to withdraw troops have been cleared, we can sit down and discuss in detail how to withdraw troops, distance and number of troops, etc. I will appoint Sima Shangshu as the plenipotentiary representative to negotiate with Doctor Dong, hoping to reach a consensus as soon as possible."

After the meeting, Liu Jing returned to his official room, took off his etiquette robe, changed into a relaxed and generous regular dress, and said to the guards: "Go and invite the military advisor."

"No need to invite it"

Jia Xu's laughter came from the door, "I, an uninvited guest, have arrived uninvited."

"Military advisor, please come in"

Liu Jing quickly invited Jia Xu in. The two of them sat down in the room. The guards served them tea. Jia Xu smiled and said, "Dong Zhao seemed to have understood the true intention of the King of Han. I could see his expression that he suddenly realized."

Liu Jing sneered, "Dong Zhao is an important counselor of Cao Cao. If he can't even see this hint, then he will be considered unqualified as a counselor."

"The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. As a person in the bureau, Dong Zhao may not be able to see through it, but he is indeed good. He actually woke up and deserves to be Cao Cao's important planner."

The two of them took a sip of tea, and then Jia Xu smiled again: "Is your highness's next step to intervene in the Pizhi dispute?"

Liu Jing nodded, "To be precise, it's not just the Pizhi dispute, if possible, I also want to pull Cao Zhang in and muddle the water. The military advisor doesn't know, Hua Xin came to see me secretly last night."

Jia Xu was stunned and then laughed, "It seems that Cao Pi can't stand it anymore. The two brothers have reached a white-hot process for the throne."

Liu Jing pondered for a while and said, "Actually, I want to find a military advisor to come over. It is not to fight for the throne for Pizhi, but to discuss with the military advisor to recover Heshuo and relieve the threat of Qiang and Hu to Guanzhong. This is of great significance to our move to Chang'an. It is also for this reason that I suspended the Hefei campaign."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "I understand His Highness the King of Han's worries. Indeed, almost all the Hu people are north of Guanzhong. This is very unfavorable for us to move the capital to Chang'an. We must first solve the problem of Hu people."

"I don't understand why the situation in Guan and Heshuo was out of control, and it was almost all occupied by the Hu people," Liu Jing asked with a frown.

"This matter is a long story, and I can only say it simply. In fact, the reason is very simple. The Donghu Xianbei people gradually rose in the northern desert, defeated the Northern Xiongnu, and launched a series of conquests on the grassland. Under the threat of the Xianbei, the Wuhuan people, the Southern Xiongnus, and the Jie people had to go south in large numbers and gradually erode the Han territory of Heshuo, the Guan and the northern Bingzhou. The court was powerless, and the result was that the refugees in the north migrated to the north. For decades, it had a huge impact on the political situation in the Central Plains. For example, the Yellow Turban Rebellion, wasn't it difficult for the imperial court to resettle these refugees, and finally triggered rebellion. This is also the root cause of the separatist rule of the princes in the Central Plains."

Liu Jing had a deep understanding of the migration of refugees from the north for decades, and he asked again: "Is it not just the Qiang and Di people?"

"Not only Qiang and Di people, but also Qiang and Di people, as well as Hu tribes such as Wuhuan, Xiongnu, Jie, and there are Xianbei people in Hetao area, so it is not accurate to call Qiang and Hu, but should be called Zahu. There are nearly 10,000 people. Your Highness is not so easy to defeat them. Even Cao Cao used Huairou to appease them and enthrone them as captains of various places, which is actually to recognize their independence."

Liu Jing nodded silently. He knew that the southward transition of the Hushang Dynasty had a profound impact on the Central Plains dynasty, which not only caused the Han people to migrate, but also caused the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and eventually led to the demise of the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, after the New Year, these quasi-hu entrenched in the north invaded the Central Plains, triggering the famous Five Barbarians invasion in China, and opening the darkest scene in the Middle Ages. In the year, the Han people were almost massacred and exterminated.

Liu Jing walked to the window with his hands behind his back and stared at the sky for a long time. The white clouds and blue sky were as blue as a pure gem. After a while, Liu Jing said calmly: "I know it's not easy, but some things must be done and we cannot avoid them."

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At night, Liu Jing was half lying on the couch, pillowing his hands behind his head, staring at the roof with his eyes dazzled, thinking about something. At this time, Tao Zhan sat beside him, reached out to touch his forehead, his eyes were full of concern, and asked him softly: "What's wrong, are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Liu Jing reached out to grab his wife's hand and smiled and said, "How long has it been since you left home?"

"I don't know how long it has been. I went to Dujiangyan once a few months ago."

Tao Zhan smiled and asked curiously: "What do you ask this for?"

"I'm going to take my family out for a trip. Let's go to Guanzhong and visit around Chang'an for a month or two. How about it?"

What a smart woman Tao Zhan is. He immediately understood what her husband meant. Her husband wanted to go to Guanzhong, but he was unwilling to leave his family. She smiled gently and said, "If you want to go, go, it's business, don't consider our feelings."

Liu Jing held his wife's hand tightly and said, "This time it's just an inspection, not a war. I'm going to bring Long's wife and children with me so that their whole family can be reunited, so I want to take this opportunity to bring you along. It's spring, let's go out to relax."

Tao Zhan's eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "Of course we are willing to go out and relax. I think the children will be very happy. It is rare that you are so kind. I decided to accept this favor."

Liu Jing felt relieved. He hugged his wife's waist, pressed her on himself, kissed her lips and smiled, "Let's go in ten days and start cleaning up tomorrow."

"Down in ten days"

Tao Zhan said with a worried look on his face: "I want to bring many things, all kinds of daily utensils, clothes, medicines, children's things, maids and wet nurses' belongings, books, bedding, dry food we are used to eat, teal cats raised by Zhu'er, and Shangxiang's hammer."

"Wait" Liu Jing interrupted his wife's list and asked in confusion: "What is Shangxiang's hammer?"

Tao Zhan couldn't help laughing, "It's a hunting dog raised by Shangxiang. Last year, Mrs. Zhao's hunting dog gave birth to a litter of beagles. She gave us one. Shangxiang fell in love with it in an instant and took it away. It was black and strong. Shangxiang called it a hammer."

"But why haven't I seen it before?"

"You don't go to Shangxiang's place during the day. At night, you think it's so badly, so you keep it in the stable. Shangxiang is afraid that you don't like her raising a dog, so let's not tell you."

Liu Jing turned over and pressed Tao Zhan under him, pretending to be angry and said, "Tell me honestly, what else is there to hide at home from me."

"Look at what you said, it seems like we have done something wrong. There are so many things you don't know at home. You are His Highness, His Highness, and you have the country in mind. You should know what trivial things are done in the family. Before I talk about it, why didn't you go to see Xiao Qiao recently? I feel a little strange."

Liu Jing's expression became a little unnatural, and he turned over and lay next to Tao Zhan, and said listlessly: "She has Shangxiang's care, okay, I care what she does."

"Do you really don't care?" Tao Zhan looked at him with a smile, "To be honest, if she wants to go back to Jiangdong now, will you let her go back?"

"Can I stop her with long legs?"

Liu Jing already understood in his heart. It must be the maid who secretly told Tao Zhan about what happened by the lake that day. He was a little unhappy. He didn't even allow him to find a woman. She firmly opposed the last time Cai Shaoyu's incident. It would be fine if she made sense, but this time she seemed to oppose Xiao Qiao's incident again, thinking that he was.

Liu Jing was angry and turned his body to sleep and no longer paid attention to Tao Zhan. Tao Zhan sighed and said, "She is indeed as beautiful as a fairy, and it is really irresistible for ordinary people to accept her. If you want to accept her, I don't object. It's just that I'm worried that your marriage to her will affect your relationship with Jiangdong."

Liu Jing was not worried that it would affect his relationship with Jiangdong. He didn't take Jiangdong seriously at all. He was just afraid of affecting Da Qiao. He really liked Da Qiao. The two days and two nights he spent with Da Qiao made him unforgettable and unforgettable to this day.
Chapter completed!