Chapter 930 Luoshui Alliance Oath

Chapter 930 Luoshui Alliance Oath

"I am guilty, and I respectfully await the Holy Judgment!"

Hearing the emperor's angry words, everyone in the palace hurriedly paused their heads on the ground and replied in their mouths.

After Gao Yang heard this, he went down to the palace, grabbed a few people and beat them with fists. After venting his anger, he returned to the palace and sighed with melancholy: "I want to kill thieves, but I won't be allowed to do so." I have no choice but to use the enemy's time to support the invaders in Guanxi. Is it a plan for self-improvement? The former has caused mediocrity to mislead me, so that I have no choice but to endure it for the time being. I will attack it myself until the situation is better!"

After hearing this, several people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the emperor's tone is still very fierce, since he said this, it means that he is willing to accept the reality and will not continue to invest personnel and materials to maintain the war in the short term.

Because of the arrival of several people, Gao Yang Shangke's mood became extremely bad. After the matter was tentatively concluded, he waved everyone away to discuss a plan before coming back, leaving Yang Min alone.

"His Majesty……"

When everyone left, Yang Min was about to speak, but the wind suddenly rose in front of him. He was kicked by Gao Yang for more than ten feet. Before he could struggle to get up, Gao Yang stepped forward and trampled him to the ground. At the same time, the emperor's angry roar rang in his ears. Voice.

"Bitch thief, am I entrusting you with state affairs just to make you a mouthpiece and a slave to others! He has his own responsibility for the war in Heluo. It is illegal for King Changshan to foresee it in advance. Instead of disobeying him, you go to Jin with him. What’s the point of Yang coming to force you?”

Although Gao Yang has given the impression that he has become increasingly crazy and moody in recent years, there are still deep logical considerations behind his extremely exposed emotional changes.

Jinyang used to be the seat of the Bafu, but now it is a military center, requiring him to stay in charge for a long time. As the capital and political center of the country, Yecheng also needs someone who is truly worthy of his trust to stay and preside. There is no doubt that Yang Min is such a person.

For Yang Min, on the one hand, Gao Yang was extremely kind, and he took care of all state affairs, and his trust could not be increased. On the other hand, he was wary of Yang Min, and especially disliked Yang Min's close association with the clan ministers.

This time Yang Min went to Jinyang with Changshan King Gao Yan without asking for instructions in advance, and what he had to report was something that made Gao Yang even more irritated. Although the difficulties stated by everyone are real, it still sounds to Gao Yang as if the officials are uniting to create difficulties and put pressure on him.

This feeling naturally made Gao Yang feel disgusted and wary. What made him even more dissatisfied was that Yang Min, his number one confidant, was actually involved. Therefore, after rejecting everyone else, Yang Min was deliberately left behind to punish him.

"I dare not, but my intention is to be loyal and repay your father!"

Yang Min was trampled to the ground and couldn't turn around. He only touched his forehead to the ground and said quickly: "The defeat of Heluo was indeed unexpected. The enemy general Li Boshan sent an envoy to invite the alliance, but there was another change. Nowadays, the country is indeed trapped and suffering from material problems. In fact, it is wise to make peace with him temporarily. The reason why I went to Jinyang to seek an audience is because I want to warn your majesty not to go south to lead an alliance with King Changshan!"

"Oh? Why not King Changshan?"

When Gao Yang heard this, the anger on his face faded slightly, and then he asked with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He moved the legs and feet that were stepping on Yang Min's back, bent down and stretched out his hands to pull up Yang Min who was lying on the ground. He also personally helped Yang Min pat the dust and footprints on his back and back, looking as if he had just been It was just a pair of bad friends playing around, not an angry king who wanted to murder the minister in power.

Yang Min had also become accustomed to this way of getting along with the emperor. He did not mind what happened before, but answered seriously: "This time the army went south to Heluo to fight with the Xiqiang. The death of the black otter can be said to be a great joy to the country. Apart from this old enemy, It is enough for the whole country to celebrate. As for the subsequent setbacks, they were all due to the failure of those involved and they were controlled by the enemy. How can they be classified as a national humiliation?

Although Li Boshan was a powerful general for his country, he was not from the West after all. He had no feud with our country at all and was just trying to gain power in the Western Dynasty. Anyone who blocks it will become an enemy, even if its old master Black Otter is also unavoidable. Now that he is in a hurry to go west and seek a good relationship with me, his intentions can be seen. But now the Heluo Division is still frightened by his troops. If King Changshan goes to talk about how to solve the problem, the soldiers will inevitably indulge in his personal favor and ignore justice..."

In the current situation, everyone has their own position and demands. As the top confidant of Qi Lord Gao Yang, Yang Min naturally did not want a clan king such as Changshan King Gao Yan to have too strong a presence in the current military and political system. Moreover, the reason why he hopes that the imperial court can make peace with Li Boshan this time is not only based on the current national conditions.

From the perspective of national power, Li Boshan, as a general of an enemy country, is naturally a formidable enemy that needs to be strictly guarded against. But regardless of the political stance, Li Boshan is the most outstanding representative of the famous families in the world today. He himself is the peak reached by the famous families in the current situation since the Beizhen Mutiny.

As the prime minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yang Min naturally had no idea of ​​collaborating with the enemy. However, the relatively unbalanced balance of forces in the country also forced him to consider it more comprehensively.

Although the contradiction between the Xianbei warriors and the Han court officials has not been highlighted due to Emperor Gao Yang's consistently strong approach, this does not mean that the contradiction does not exist. People need to be prepared for danger in times of peace. In the past, Yang Min didn't have many other choices except to be loyal to the emperor, but now he saw another possibility.

Now it seems that Li Boshan is very likely to become the new leader of the Kansai Bafu. Once he comes to power, emotionally speaking, it will be difficult for the Xianbei nobles to despise and bully the Han people as a group. After the Six Towns Mutiny, it is true that warriors took over the country, but Li Boshan came from behind, and the same is true. One step at a time, the soldiers trampled on the superior ones.

In addition to these psychological and emotional changes, when Libo Mountain was located in Kansai, the living space of the family members throughout the world was improved.

In the past, the Northern Qi Dynasty attracted most of the members of the Kanto clan to serve here because it was more prosperous and powerful. But now Mount Li Bo is located in the Kansai region, and its attraction to celebrities from the clan has also increased dramatically. Although the Western Wei Dynasty was still poor and weak compared to the Northern Qi Dynasty, Li Boshan always won a strong victory in the battles with the Northern Qi Dynasty, and his people and officials must have a better political environment than the Northern Qi Dynasty.

If Northern Qi wanted to retain the talents of these clans, it would have to allocate more political resources to the members of the Guandong clan, which would also affect the structure of Northern Qi's domestic political forces.

Moreover, Li Boshan's reconciliation with Northern Qi can be regarded as opening up a new way of communication between the two countries. They are no longer blindly hostile and have space for peaceful coexistence. This will reduce Northern Qi's external military intensity. When the demand for war is reduced, the right to speak of Jinyang nobles will be further squeezed.

Taken together, these are all the reasons why Yang Min wants to promote this peace negotiation. If this matter can be achieved, it may change the power structure of the entire world. Although this is just Yang Min's beautiful vision, it is worth working hard to realize it.

Gao Yang was not as comprehensive as Yang Min imagined. When he heard Yang Min's confession that he came to Jinyang because he was worried that King Changshan would take the opportunity to ask for help and win people's hearts, he forgave Yang Min in his heart.

After pondering for a while, he pushed Yang Min and said: "Since you have this awareness, why don't you go and discuss the matter quickly? Don't let Yu Zi take the decision!"

After Yang Min heard this, he quickly bowed and left, and then hurriedly exited the hall.

Gao Yang returned to the palace, first carefully read the memorials submitted by several people, and then the staff brought in paper and pen, and personally copied down all the remarks made by the several people who came to the palace, and also took the photos and videos recorded by the attendants in the palace. In comparison, there is actually very little difference, which shows that he has a strong ability to remember.

Immediately, Gao Yang threw away the paper and pen, pointed at the waiter in the palace and laughed: "Why don't you bring in the fine wine and call for a beautiful lady to serve you!"

Regarding Li Boshan's request for peace, Jinyang soon made a decision. He Baren, the Anding king who had been expelled for crimes last year and was punished as a slave in Jiafang, was appointed as the Taibao and led the envoy to Heluo to negotiate an alliance.

After the Northern Qi envoy headed by He Baren arrived in Heyang, Li Tai also made relevant arrangements. He himself sat in Baiting City and negotiated with the Qi envoy on behalf of Yu Jin, who stayed in Jinyong City.

The chaos in Guanzhong was beyond Li Tai's imagination, but Duan Shao, who was defending Jiuqu City, still had considerable troops, and it would be difficult to break through his city in a short time. In order to return to Guanzhong as soon as possible to control the situation, Li Tai could only temporarily give up his plan to continue to expand his results.

Because both sides had the need to stop fighting, the negotiations went relatively smoothly. For example, in the exchange of captives and hostages, including the relatives left behind in Jinyang when He Bayue led his troops to the west, the Northern Qi Dynasty did not hold back and agreed to return them. Relatives left in Guandong such as Yuwenjia and Duguxin could all be borrowed. Take this opportunity to travel to Guanzhong.

What is more controversial is the territorial conditions proposed by Li Tai. Obviously, it is impossible for Northern Qi to agree to completely cede the Heluo area. Although Li Tai has actually occupied most of the Heluo area, it will be difficult for him to do so for a long time. Being stationed here is also a situation that both sides are aware of, so Northern Qi naturally refuses to give in.

So the two sides struggled with each other for several days, and finally reached a resolution that the Western Wei Dynasty would return Jinyong City and other Heluo city garrisons, while the Northern Qi Dynasty would return Jiuqu City and other Luo River garrisons, and they would demolish them and no longer build any more military fortifications in Yique.

The territories of both sides have generally returned to the state before the war. The Northern Qi Dynasty paid an additional 60,000 shi of rice and 20,000 bolts of silk as food and supplies to cover the military expenses of Li Tai's troops in Heluo.

Such conditions are naturally a bit humiliating for Northern Qi, but if they want to send troops to regain Heluo, the money and food consumption must be several times that, and it will be difficult to organize an army to continue southward this winter.

When the Turks retreat in the spring of next year, it is still unknown whether the tens of thousands of troops can be saved during this period. Moreover, after reimbursing the money and food, the nearly 10,000 prisoners of war in Li Tai's army will also be returned to Northern Qi. Although it doesn’t look very good in appearance, the benefits are huge.

Although the number of Jinyang soldiers was large, they could not bear the consumption of tens of thousands. Especially after the Guanxi soldiers were exhausted, Li Boshan emerged. If the Jinyang soldiers were crippled, the nobles of Jinyang would have to give an account soon.

The reason why Li Tai was willing to return these prisoners of war was because Yiyang, Heyang and other places also detained a large number of Guanxi soldiers. He fought in Heluo for so many days, so of course he also wanted to bring these Guanxi soldiers back to his hometown. . What's more, those prisoners of Jinyang soldiers have been actively exposing the crimes against Hulu Jin in the past period. When Jinyang is attacked in the future, they can print some leaflets about their previous confessions and spread them around Jinyang.

Therefore, with the forbearance of both parties, this cooperation agreement was basically reached. Since the two elders Jin and He Baren made an oath of alliance on the bank of Luoshui south of Jinyong City, it marked that the relationship between the two countries was no longer what it was before. The two countries were incompatible with each other and entered a new stage.

As the various terms of the covenant began to be implemented one after another, Li Tai also led a team of elite soldiers to Tongguan, preparing to enter the pass to quell the chaos and take charge of the overall situation.

The Battle of Heluo comes to an end, and this volume also ends. By the way, I would like to take a break from everyone, and I will start updating the plot content below on the third day of the new year. The next section is also a plot with drastic changes in the situation and many characters' perspectives. Firstly, I am worried that the distraction may not be effective during the New Year. Secondly, I also want to relax.

Although the updates have been tepid and not as good as those large-volume kings, in fact, I have not been absent from work since August last year. Of course, this is also the ethics and responsibility of an online article author, and it is not worth showing off. Besides, everyone also supports me with real money. It’s the New Year, let’s take a short break, and return to everyone’s support in a better state next year.

I wish you all a happy holiday, happy life, and good luck in the Year of the Dragon in advance! ! !