Chapter 974: Pei Ju fought against the officials with his tongue

Chapter 974: Pei Ju fought against the officials with his tongue

Chapter 974 Pei Ju’s tongue-in-cheek battle with the ministers

Chapter 972: Pei Ju’s tongue-in-cheek battle with the ministers

"What the leader said makes sense. If we leave like this, it would be too cheap for the old thief Dong Zhuo."

“That’s right, we can force Dong Zhuo to demote himself first, and then we can do the same thing after we leave.”

“Yes, it won’t be short of a few days anyway.”

 …

The princes who were clamoring to leave just now, after hearing what Qin Hao said, did not want to leave for the time being. After all, they had paid such a high price, so they could not wait a few more days.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's eyes were full of helplessness. They couldn't leave all the princes, so they just left, right?

Seeing that all the princes agreed not to leave for the time being, Qin Hao was relieved and thought: Finally, these people have been stabilized for the time being, and the subsequent envoy negotiations must be accelerated.

“Everyone, who is willing to send an eloquent person to negotiate with Dong Zhuo on behalf of our coalition?” Qin Hao asked, looking at all the princes.

But the result was silence. No prince was willing to send his own people. They were all afraid that with Dong Zhuo's violent temper that could kill people, it was not impossible to kill the envoy directly.

As an envoy to negotiate with Dong Zhuo, you really have to not be afraid of death!

Just when Qin Hao was about to send a dead soldier, Pei Ju, who had been silent, stood up and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I am willing to go to Chang'an as an envoy to persuade Dong Zhuo with his smooth tongue. Decrease one's title."

“Um, this... With your talent as an envoy, it would be overqualified to serve as an envoy. It’s better to send someone else.”

Qin Hao hesitated for a while before politely declining.

Even though Pei Ju has half a step of martial arts cultivation as a great master, if he wants to see Dong Zhuo in person, all his skills will definitely be blocked. And once Dong Zhuo has murderous intentions, Pei Ju will not be able to escape even if he wants to.

 Pei Ju is one of the top all-rounders in Qin Hao's hands. Qin Hao is still looking forward to the day when he can break through the Grand Master. Of course, he is afraid that Dong Zhuo will directly knock Pei Ju down, so instead of taking that risk, it is better to send a dead soldier.

Qin Hao was sincerely doing good for Pei Ju, but Pei Ju didn't seem to worry about his own safety at all, and said confidently: "My lord, please rest assured, although Dong Zhuo is cruel, he will not embarrass even a mere envoy if the two armies are fighting without killing them." , I am absolutely sure that I will be able to return home intact.”

Pei Ju was determined to go, and Qin Hao couldn't dampen his enthusiasm, so he could only nod and agree to send Pei Ju as an envoy.

In the presence of thirty-six princes, Qin Hao appointed Pei Ju as the envoy of the coalition and ordered him to represent the coalition of princes in Chang'an.

As soon as Pei Ju left, Qin Hao asked Nong Yu to secretly contact Tianzi No. 1 who was lurking in Chang'an. If Dong Zhuo really wanted to kill Pei Ju, he hoped that Tianzi No. 1 could try his best to save Pei Ju's life.

In the name of the Thirty-sixth Route Prince, Pei Ju was extremely high-profile on the way to Chang'an, and even more arrogant after arriving in Chang'an, because this way the coalition forces would appear confident and facilitate the subsequent negotiations. .

At first, 300,000 Liang troops guarded Sizhou, but now there are only 80,000 left, and the eight defense lines have been breached.

The total strength of the Liang Army has also dropped from the original 500,000 to the current 280,000. It can be said that the losses have been heavy and the vitality has been severely damaged.

 But whose fault is this?

Is it to blame Li Shimin for his improper command?

Dong Zhuo read all the battle reports and found that Li Shimin made no mistakes in command from beginning to end, but he was defeated inexplicably.

The heavy rain in front of Hulao Pass wiped out the entire 50,000 Xiliang cavalry army, falling behind step by step.

The reason why Luoyang fell was because of the rebellion of aristocratic families and the traitors who opened the city gates from within.

This cannot be blamed on Li Shimin. Moreover, Li Shimin also planned to let the Liang army return safely, but he himself was trapped in the enemy camp and has not been traced to this day.

After reading all the battle reports, Dong Zhuo also believed that Li Shimin could not be blamed. Li Shimin had really tried his best. Even if Dong Zhuo led the army in person, he would not be able to do better than Li Shimin. The only thing to blame is God for helping the coalition forces but not the Liang army!

 “I am reporting to the Prime Minister that Pei Ju, the rebel envoy, has arrived in Chang’an and requests an audience with you as soon as possible.”

"oh?"

Dong Zhuohu's eyes flashed with a strange look, and he sneered: "The Za family would like to see what Qin Hao's plan is."

 The next day of court affairs, Dong Zhuo received Pei Ju in front of the civil and military officials of the dynasty in accordance with the etiquette of envoys from princes. Of course, he must have blocked Pei Ju's power.

Although Pei Ju temporarily lost all his power, he did not have the slightest fear, and calmly and calmly put forward the conditions for retreating.

 Delegated himself to the position of duke and withdrew from Sizhou.

After Pei Ju said these two conditions, everyone in the civil and military court looked at Pei Ju sympathetically, as if they were looking at a dead person.

Dare to say this in front of Dong Zhuo, this man is really a righteous man. If he does not die, his reputation will be spread all over the world. Unfortunately, that day will definitely not come to pass.

 “Sir, you are so brave!”

Dong Zhuo was like a furious lion. He laughed angrily and said, "Forget about quitting Sizhou, and also surrendering yourself to the Duke? Sir, do you think the Zajia family will agree?"

All the generals of the Liang army also glared at Pei Ju, as if they wanted to eat him in one bite.

Facing the murderous Dong Zhuo, Pei Ju, who had no ability to resist, still retorted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.

“The Prime Minister is a smart man and will naturally make the most correct decision...”

 Pei Ju's analysis of both elimination and beating also relieved the anger in Dong Zhuo's heart. The following sharp and blunt words made Dong Zhuo speechless.

Dong Zhuo saw that he could not defeat Pei Ju, so he winked at the civil servants below and asked his subordinates to engage in a verbal battle with Pei Ju.

Having lost 220,000 troops, Dong Zhuo was heartbroken. He did not want to continue fighting, but he could not accept any of Qin Hao's two conditions for stopping.

Dong Zhuo hoped that both sides would stop fighting unconditionally, but he also knew that Qin Hao would definitely not agree, so he could only touch the bottom line by talking.

As the saying goes: Weak countries have no diplomacy.

Although Pei Ju is alone, he has his back on the victorious side, so.



A good show of verbal battles with "hundred officials" was staged in the Weiyang Palace. Dong Zhuo couldn't help but be stunned.

Normally all the ministers are quite eloquent, but when faced with Pei Ju, he was so rebuffed that he couldn't even speak, which made Dong Zhuo very angry.

The civil servants of the Liang Army also had troubles to express. After all, no matter how they argued, the Liang Army was defeated in this battle. This is a fact that cannot be changed.

It is precisely because of this that the Liang Army was naturally on the disadvantaged side during the negotiation process. In addition, Pei Ju's eloquence was indeed very powerful, and the Liang Army officials did not have much room to exert themselves.

 (End of this chapter)