Chapter 353
It is easy to block information from the enemy, but it is difficult to hide it from his own people. There were rumors in the Xiongnu camp, and Qu Zixi could get a lot of information without deliberately asking or overhearing. It's hard to tell how useful it is.
When Qiao Wanfu came back the next day, he told the emperor all at once.
It is said that Deng Cui has led the army to retake the checkpoints along the Great Wall and the entire Liaodong. This is good news, but it is impossible in terms of time.
There are also rumors that the Chu army in Yannan was defeated and was fleeing. Dadan Yuzheng transferred the Xiongnu army in Jincheng, and it was said that he wanted to breed horses in the south of the Yangtze River.
Cai Xinghai did observe the frequent mobilization of the Xiongnu army, but the so-called "Jiangnan Wrangler" cannot be trusted.
In any case, the Huns were eager to reach peace talks.
This time, Qiao Wanfu brought several Huns, two of whom could speak the Chu language, refused to give in to Da Chanyu's conditions, and demanded the Emperor of Chu to immediately accept the peace talks in an orderly tone.
The King of Donghai put forward the conditions of Da Chu tit for tat: the Huns can stay in Liaodong, but they will become subjects of Da Chu. If Da Shanyu is willing, the emperor will consider appointing him as the governor of Liaodong...
The Huns were furious and drew their swords on the spot, which startled the King of the East Sea. Fortunately, there were guards to protect them. The Huns waved a few times, put away the sword, and left angrily, claiming that they would attack the city again within an hour. .
The Huns did not attack the city, but brought dozens of ambassadors from the Great Chu, lined up, Qu Zixi, Zhuo Ruhe, Feng Ju and others were among them, and even Qiao Wanfu, who had been preaching on behalf of Da Shanyu, was also arrested. With five flowers tied up, a large group of Xiongnu soldiers bent bows and arrows behind the Chu envoy, preparing to shoot the envoy in public and punish the emperor of Chu for "not keeping his word".
Qu Zixi and Zhuo Ruhe took the lead, all the Chu envoys knelt down and kowtowed to the city wall, and then got up. Qu Zixi begged the Chu soldiers on the city to shoot arrows, so as not to die under the bow of the Huns.
The Chu army did shoot arrows, and the arrows landed far away from the Chu envoy, but the Huns were still taken aback and left in a hurry with their captives.
That evening, Qiao Wanfu was sent to Jincheng again. This time, he brought more accurate news.
The Huns took the initiative to reveal the situation on the north and south sides.
The Chu army outside the Great Wall had just arrived in the State of Yan, and they did regain quite a few points. A Hun army challenged the Chu army. Deng Cui didn't respond at all. Every time you win a level, you can eat on the spot.
At this speed, Deng Cui would soon be able to kill Liaodong, the Huns far away in Jincheng would not have time to defend, and the Huns in Yannan would not be able to return to defend.
The Chu army in Yannan was indeed defeated, but it did not disperse, and they formed a camp at every step. The Huns increased their troops to hundreds of thousands, but they were still unable to swallow the Chu army. Instead, they were constrained and could not rush to the rear.
Da Chanyu admitted that the situation was extremely unfavorable for the Huns, but reminded the emperor through Qiao Wanfu that the situation was even more unfavorable for him.
"If there is no way out, the Huns have no other choice but to go south, join the rebels of Chen Qi, and make the King of England the emperor. Before that, the Huns couldn't just stay in Jincheng." Qiao Wanfu Try to be euphemistic, but the meaning is very clear, before the Huns go south, they must break the Jincheng, kill or capture the emperor.
Han Ruzi nodded, expressing that he understood that he and Da Chanyu were actually competing to see who was the first to lose his temper.
Qiao Wanfu continued: "Once Jincheng falls, the capital will definitely... set up a new emperor. Even if His Majesty returns to the capital by chance in the future... it will be very difficult to regain the throne."
Han Ruzi nodded again, "What about Da Chanyu's conditions?"
"Da Chanyu said that the Huns have made concessions, and the current conditions cannot be changed at all."
"very good."
Han Ruzi knew how dangerous this game was, but he firmly believed that the first person to lose his temper was definitely not himself.
Early the next morning, King Donghai, Cui Teng and others formed a new mission and were invited to continue negotiations in the Huns camp.
King Youxian recognized the King of the East Sea, and when he heard of his true identity, he was first shocked and then furious. If he hadn't been held by many nobles, he would have hacked to death the new envoy of Chu on the spot.
After seeing the Huns getting angry many times, the King of the East Sea was not afraid.
Negotiations on this day were still inconclusive. The Huns repeatedly emphasized the danger the emperor was facing, and expressed their disapproval of their situation. Not necessarily."
"Everywhere the Emperor of Great Chu goes, he is the Emperor of Great Chu. When the Huns arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, they may not necessarily be the Huns." King Donghai himself didn't know what this sentence meant. A change.
They miss the endless prairie where they can gallop as much as they want, and hear people describe that there are waters everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and the horses can't run away at all. Thinking of such a scene, the Huns shuddered.
Back in Jincheng, the King of the East Sea confidently assured the emperor that within three days, the Huns would surrender.
Three days later, that night, the Huns suddenly launched an attack.
Fortunately, the Chu army in Jincheng has never slackened, and the people have not been idle. They have made full use of these few days to strengthen the city wall as much as possible.
The Huns were quite cunning. First, they pretended to be messengers, claiming that there was an urgent matter to meet the emperor immediately. When the city gate was opened, dozens of people rushed in, occupied the city gate hole, and opened the gate completely.
More Huns cavalry then arrived.
The two sides fought fiercely under the city gate. Although the Huns had the upper hand, they lacked stamina. There were only two or three thousand people, and there was no backup. They were gradually repelled by the Chu army, and they fled in a hurry, leaving dozens of corpses behind.
This attack was inexplicable. The Huns did not need to attack the city with an entire army. The strength only required more than 5,000 troops. It was difficult to defend the city of Jin.
To say it was harassment was too serious.
Jincheng's military and civilians were tense all night, the soldiers did not sleep, and the people moved to Beicheng to hide.
An hour later, the Huns sent several envoys, claiming that the siege just now was an accident and a misunderstanding.
The Chu army was no longer fooled and refused to open the city gate for them.
The next morning, Qiao Wanfu came alone and finally explained the cause and effect.
It was King Youxian's idea to siege the city. He was so angry that he thought he could easily break through the city of Jin. As long as he cut off the emperor's head, no one could do anything to him.
Jincheng did not fall, the emperor's head was still strong, and the righteous king had to pay the price for his impulse.
Qiao Wanfu brought Da Chanyu's gift - the head of King Right Xian was placed on the ground.
Everyone present was shocked. The King of the East Sea timidly approached to identify for a while, and nodded to the emperor with a pale face, "It's really him."
"Da Shanyu will appoint a new messenger. This time, the negotiation is real." Qiao Wanfu stayed in Jincheng and did not need to go back to the Huns.
Nearly noon, more than ten new messengers arrived, among which was Jin Chunzhong.
The Kim brothers and sisters have been denied permission to see the emperor, and now they can finally show up.
The negotiation is still in charge of the East Sea King, and Cui Teng passes messages back and forth.
Da Chanyu made a big concession, and Liaodong could return it to Da Chu, but a passage had to be left to allow the Huns to return to the grasslands safely, and the annual gifts exchanged by the two sides would be reduced by half. As for Chen Qi, it was not included in the negotiation at all. I don't care about the rebels for a long time.
Jin Chunzhong revealed the news that the rebel army has been wiped out, and only a few leaders have fled, and they no longer pose a threat to the Great Chu, nor do they help the Huns.
Running back and forth between the negotiation site and the emperor's residence, Cui Teng never tire of it, happy every time, "Haha, Da Chanyu has given in again, Your Majesty is really accurate."
When he came to report the situation to the emperor for the seventh time, Cui Teng changed his face. He was angry and clenched his fists with both hands. The eunuch stepped forward to greet him. Only let him in after getting explicit permission.
"It's too much!" Cui Teng's face flushed with anger, "It's too much, Your Majesty, I can't bear it any longer!"
"What's the matter?" Han Ruzi couldn't think of any condition of the Huns that could make Cui Teng so angry.
"Didn't the Huns ask for a kiss?"
"Um."
"It's nothing at all. Da Danyu married a few daughters or granddaughters to His Majesty, and he doesn't ask to be a queen. As for Da Chu, just find a 'princess' and send it over there. Who knows... Who knows..." Cui Teng's face It became even more popular, "The Huns actually called someone by name!"
"Call? Who's name?" Han Ruzi was also surprised.
"My sister."
"Huh?" Han Ruzi was also angry.
Seeing that the emperor's expression was wrong, Cui Teng calmed down instead, and hurriedly said, "It's not the queen's sister in the capital, it's the third sister Cui Zhao here."
Han Ruzi realized that he had misunderstood, shook his head, and then frowned: "Cui Zhao? How... how could Da Chanyu know her name?"
"Isn't it the two servants of the Daiwang Mansion?" Cui Teng's face turned red again, because this matter was inextricably linked to him.
At that time, the two servants were chatting privately about various strange things about Mrs. Hou, the champion. Unfortunately, Cui Teng heard it. The two were punched and kicked, but they were not injured.
The two were killed later, but the rumors in the city were left among the Huns, and the rumors became more and more exaggerated. King Youxian was very interested in this beautiful and tough woman, and asked Da Chu to compensate the princess. I already had something on my mind, but I didn't have time to reveal it.
Da Chanyu killed King Youxian ruthlessly, but he was also very interested in his interests.
Han Ruzi was very surprised. The two countries were fighting, and both sides were standing on the edge of the cliff. Da Chanyu was still thinking about this kind of thing.
"It's okay to refuse, Da Shanyu won't insist." Han Ruzi said.
"Rejection, of course I refuse, I'm just... I just can't get over it. The Huns did it on purpose, right? It's just to embarrass our Cui family. The third sister has been unlucky enough for this period of time..."
Cui Teng said goodbye and left, feeling uneasy in his heart.
Han Ruzi was thinking about how to restore contact with the Chu army outside, when Zhang Youcai, who was standing beside him, suddenly said, "I don't know who will marry your majesty?"
Han Ruzi gave him a cold look, and Zhang Youcai stepped aside embarrassedly.
The negotiation didn't end that day, but there was some progress. The King of the East Sea was more confident, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were also happy, but they didn't dare to show it too obviously, for fear of being disappointed in the future, but also afraid that they would not be brave enough and loyal enough, but the thought of being able to survive. , everyone is much more at ease.
Soon after dark, Cui Teng came again. This time, he was not so annoyed, but seemed a little confused. "The third sister asked me to speak. She wants to see His Majesty."
"Now is not the time to tell her that Da Chu is not ready to exchange peace with a weak woman." Han Ruzi didn't want to see outsiders.
"The third sister said that she wanted to see His Majesty no matter what, and make things clear face-to-face. If His Majesty doesn't see her, she would rather... die to make it clear."
(There are two normal changes today, and the next monthly ticket is requested at the end of the month.)