Chapter 339 The Guess of the East Sea King

Chapter 339 The Guess of the East Sea King

How did Deng Cui kidnap the concubine of the Huns? No one knew that, although the Huns claimed that it was a violent hijacking, the East Sea King felt that the concubine was voluntary. Days, it attracted the attention of everyone around the Xiongnu King.

But no one would have imagined that he would dare to do such a thing, the Huns would have never imagined it, and the King of the East Sea would have never imagined it, and he almost lost his life because of it.

The Xiongnu woman was good at riding, put on the clothes of ordinary soldiers, and with Deng Cui and four entourage, with more than 20 horses, left the camp soon after the banquet that night, and was not discovered until the next morning. Not knowing where to go, the Great King of Xiongnu sent more than a dozen troops to pursue him, but when the King of the East Sea left the camp, he still could not find any clues.

"Deng Cui didn't even give me a hint!" The King of the East Sea was still terrified, and his voice was still trembling. "If he said he ran, he ran away. He wanted to kill me. He did it on purpose, just to kill me!"

Cui Teng couldn't help it anymore, he rubbed his palms and laughed, "What a good Deng Cui, while escaping, he didn't forget to use the hands of the Huns to punish the traitors for His Majesty. I will meet him next time, and I must toast him three times."

King Donghai didn't dare to stand up, knelt on the ground and said angrily: "I'm not a traitor!" Then he turned to the emperor and put on a serious face, "Although the plan to explore the road failed, I didn't go this far in vain, I asked. Lots of important news."

The East Sea King hid behind the seriousness and carefully observed, hoping to see a little emotion from the emperor's calm face, but he was disappointed. The emperor was neither angry nor happy, as if he didn't care about the existence of the East Sea King at all.

Han Ruzi is thinking about Deng Cui. So far, he has tried every means to send out a lot of people, but most of them have not been heard from. Zhuo Ruhe, who had high hopes, has been arrested. The veteran generals will not easily fall into the traps of the Huns, but it is estimated that they will not be able to come up with a special plan to save the emperor. As for the Chu army in the south, the number is small, and they are restrained by the Linzi rebels. Zi became Jincheng and the emperor's best hope.

But Deng Cui acted erratically and adopted the principle of adaptability. The enemy could not predict, and he could not guess what he would do next.

Han Ruzi sighed inwardly, he still had to think of more ways to protect himself, his eyes finally fixed on the face of Donghai King, "What important news have you heard?"

The King of the East Sea relaxed a little, and was about to answer when Cui Teng said, "Wait a minute. Your Majesty, let him talk about how he got the news first. It's a bit strange that the Huns put him back like this..."

"What's so weird? King Xiongnu doesn't know my true identity at all, he thinks I'm an ordinary noble." King Donghai was really afraid that he would die under Cui Teng's mouth. There is an interpreter, who used to be from Chu, and I spent a lot of thought to please him, and I got the news from him."

Han Ruzi raised his hand, indicating that the King of the East Sea could continue.

The King of the East Sea has already prepared, "According to the interpretation, plus my guess, the reason why Da Chanyu sent people to talk is actually with ulterior motives."

"You'd better guess less." Cui Teng just wouldn't let the East Sea King go.

The King of Donghai glanced at him angrily, and continued: "The Linzi rebels colluded with the Huns, and could not hold on, they hoped to get the support of the Huns, but the northern land was not flat, and Da Shanyu was unwilling to divide his troops to the south, so he only sent a group of troops. Wan Cavalry went to Linzi, thinking that they would be able to cooperate with the rebels inside and outside, and take advantage of the chaos to defeat the Chu army, but they failed."

"The Huns were defeated?" Han Ruzi asked, still confident in Chai Yue.

"I dare not lie to Your Majesty, it is about the face of the Huns, and the interpreter will not reveal the truth, but I guess—" King Donghai glared at Cui Teng again, "The 10,000 cavalry must not go well, and the Linzi rebels They were also unable to break out of the siege, so Da Danyu urgently needed a truce to free up his hands to resolve the war in the south."

Han Ruzi thought for a while, "No, if the war is stopped now, the Chu army in Mayi City will not enter the border, and the ambush plan of the main Huns will be affected. For the Huns, the north is more important than the south. The deployment of the Chu army in the chaos of Qi is also very easy, and breaking Jincheng is more effective than peace talks."

"Uh... Anyway, that's what I heard. The most important reason for Da Danyu's request for peace talks is not in Mayi City, but in Linzi." King Donghai was also a little confused.

Cui Teng lowered his voice, but let the East Sea King hear, "Why do I think this is the news that the Huns deliberately leaked?"

The King of the East Sea was able to compete with Cui Teng before, but now he can only glared at him.

Han Ruzi didn't answer Cui Teng's words, and asked the King of the East Sea: "If you accept the peace talks, you may be caught in Da Chanyu's tricks and anger the righteous king outside the city. In this case, I should refuse the peace talks and make the envoy. Drive out of the city?"

The tears on Donghai King's face had dried up. At this time, he smiled, took the opportunity to get up, and took a few steps towards the emperor. He didn't stop until the guards and eunuchs showed a warning look, and said, "I have a plan."

"Whose plan is it for? Your Majesty or the Huns?" Cui Teng asked.

King Donghai ignored Cui Teng this time. He had lost most of the emperor's trust, and he had to get some back as soon as possible. "Accept peace talks, but don't stop fighting."

"Um?"

"Da Chanyu's purpose is to get His Majesty to issue a decree for a temporary truce. The peace talks are just an excuse. Our best course of action is to use this excuse to buy some time, but we will never issue a decree for a truce."

"How many days can this drag on?" Cui Teng asked disdainfully.

"It has to be delayed for a day, and then try to find out what happened to the Qi country, making Danyu so nervous, would you rather give up temporarily the trick to lure the Chu army in Mayi City, and also negotiate with Your Majesty?"

"There's no reason at all, it's all your guesswork."

King Donghai forced himself not to look at Cui Teng, but to stare at the emperor. He did guess many things. If he guessed correctly, he could make a contribution in front of the emperor.

"Tell Jin Chunzhong, the envoy of the Xiongnu." Han Ruzi ordered, and a eunuch led the order to retreat.

Donghai King and Cui Teng both looked at the emperor, but Han Ruzi refused to express his position.

The King of the East Sea said a little embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, can I go and change my clothes? The Xiongnu's stuff stinks to death."

"Go."

Donghai King Xie En, hurriedly ran out, Cui Teng saw him disappear, and took the time to say: "Your Majesty, Hua Bin's mission is to assassinate, and Donghai King may have received the same mission, so be careful, and simply put him Lock up with Hua Bin and the others."

"Beware, but don't need to be imprisoned for now." Han Ruzi turned his head to look at Cui Teng, "I leave this matter to you. From now on, you will keep an eye on the King of the East Sea and be on guard for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cui Teng happily accepted the order and was about to leave.

"Why go?"

"Staring at the East Sea King."

"That doesn't take every moment."

"Oh." Cui Teng was a little disappointed.

King Donghai guessed that Cui Teng would slander him when he was away, so he came back quickly and changed into his old clothes, but his face was still sweaty, and he didn't have time to wash it.

Kim Chun-chung arrived soon after.

"I have decided to accept peace talks."

As soon as this statement came out, Jin Chunzhong kowtowed, and the King of the East Sea let out a sigh of relief, but Cui Teng frowned, thinking that the emperor was persuaded by the King of the East China Sea.

Han Ruzi actually made this decision long ago, and now he doesn't have many choices, the various speculations of the East Sea King are just to give him a reference, "You can leave the city early tomorrow morning, go back and tell Da Chanyu: I have sent the second envoy. , Da Chanyu should have met, and the meeting between me and Da Chanyu is also at their discretion."

"When did His Majesty decree a truce? This is something that Da Shanyu is particularly concerned about." Jin Chunzhong must first fulfill his mission.

"Next time you bring an envoy of the Great Chu to Jincheng to discuss the truce together."

"Yes." Jin Chunzhong kowtowed again, and said, "Weichen was originally from Chu, living outside the Great Wall, and had no choice but to act as a messenger for the Huns. Weichen would rather stay in the city to serve His Majesty."

Jin Chunzhong has expressed this intention many times, but Han Ruzi could not accept it at this time. "The time has not yet come. No matter what, you are now an envoy of the Xiongnu, and it is related to the state. I cannot keep you."

Jin Chunzhong had to kowtow again and got up to retire.

Early the next morning, the Xiongnu envoy left, and the Xiongnu King Youxian learned from this that the Emperor of Chu was not sick at all, and realized that he had been deceived, and became even more angry. Dare to attack the city directly.

The defender of the city did not dare to be careless. Fan Kangshan lived on the city wall. He didn't even leave to sleep, and woke up whenever he was called, for fear of being caught off guard.

Han Ruzi also went to the city several times, and had a premonition that King Youxian of the Xiongnu might try his best to attack the city during the few days when the envoys came and went.

In just one day, his hunch became reality.

The Huns did not attack the city directly, but instead sent a supporting army into the city.

In the afternoon, the smoke was billowing from the southwest, and a Chu army was struggling to kill Jincheng. Although the Huns were also intercepting, they were not very attentive and their numbers were small. This Chu army was getting closer and closer to the city.

Fan Zangshan was worried that this was a trick of the Huns, so he ordered the city gates to be strictly guarded and not allowed to open, but when he saw the flag of the Chu army outside the city, he was surprised and immediately sent someone to inform the emperor.

There are thousands of people in this Chu army, and some of them are very similar to the private minions of Marquis Juan who were incorporated into the Suwei Army.

Han Ruzi immediately went to the city to check. At this time, the reinforcements were only a few miles away from Jincheng. Han Ruzi could even recognize some soldiers. It was indeed his original part. The leaders were Chao Hua and the eunuch Cai Xinghai.

He immediately ordered to open the door to welcome him, which was different from the previous support situation. King Youxian would make an excuse to attack the city no matter what.

When the city gate opened, Fan Zangshan personally led his troops out of the city to meet the reinforcements. It was at this moment that King Youxian was waiting, and the Huns from all directions acted immediately and followed the reinforcements.

Before fighting with Da Shanyu, Han Ruzi had to fight bravely with the Huns besieging the city.