Chapter 250 Negotiations Begin
Due to the vigorous publicity of Houcheng, Wangping and Wuliu counties, the eighteen counties of Houcheng, as well as the areas near Liaodong County in Liaoxi County and Xuantu County, all knew that the delegation headed by Houcheng would negotiate with the Xianbei royal court, and the time was scheduled for March 22.
The news of the negotiations radiated outward from Liaodong County.
Almost all the forces that have received the news, whether it is the court in Chang'an, the famous families in the Central Plains, or the aristocratic families in the south, have set their sights on the northeast and paid attention to the development of the situation in Liaodong.
The day before the negotiations, the Xianbei negotiation delegation headed by Tuoba Xun arrived at the border of Houcheng, joined Yuchi Rui's army, and settled down.
On the Houcheng side, the high platform has been built, and the relevant personnel are doing the final inspection.
The negotiations will start tomorrow, and there must be no loopholes.
Tuoba Xun looked at the platform that appeared out of nowhere and asked, "Did the magistrate of Houcheng order this platform to be built?"
Yuchi Rui was in a very bad mood, "Yes."
Tuoba Xun stopped talking.
At night, they attacked Houcheng.
But Houcheng seemed to have expected it long ago, and they were on high alert and set many traps to greet them.
After tossing for half a night, not only did they return empty-handed, but they also suffered some minor injuries.
Gradually, they got really angry, and Helan Yan and He Ximing were planning to lead a large army to give them a hard blow.
Houcheng directly used Tuoba Lian.
Le Guicai held a knife in one hand and grabbed Tuoba Lian with the other hand like a tied chicken, and shouted murderously at the Xianbei, "If you Xianbei don't keep quiet tonight, I will kill your little prince directly, and there is no need to talk about negotiations. Just start fighting!"
This move actually shocked Tuoba Xun and others.
The Xianbei stopped and both sides dispersed. Only then did Helan Yan and others mutter, "When did this Dali general become so tough?"
On the evening of March 21st, Shi Tao and his party finally reached the border of Wangping after going through untold hardships. As long as they passed Wangping, they would reach Houcheng.
At this time, Shi Tao was completely marinated, but at this moment, he couldn't care less.
"Everyone, work hard, and drive another night tonight. You will reach Houcheng tomorrow." Shi Tao encouraged everyone weakly.
Jiang Changyun said silently in his heart, cousin, I tried my best.
The adults are too stubborn, this is not my fault.
This croton can't be used anymore. If it is used again, the governor's life will be gone, and your cousin will also be involved.
Not to mention that in order not to arouse suspicion, he put the drug in the big pot of rice, and everyone was infected, and he himself was also very bad.
The carriage drove forward for a while, and then was forced to stop. It turned out that the road ahead was dug up, and the carriage could not move.
The coachman cursed in a low voice, saying that he would not have taken a shortcut if he had known.
If Qin Zhao was here, he would definitely tell him, brother, the other road is blocked.
Shi Tao's face was very dark, "Turn around and take another road!"
Jiang Changyun stuck his head out and took a look at the official road in front of him that was dug up in the light of the torch. He was shocked. Who did that deep and big pit? It's really lacking in virtue!
This carriage must not pass, even the horses can't pass, but people can pass, but can they walk to Houcheng? They can't get there in one night.
Jiang Changyun thought about his cousin asking him to give the governor a chin bean, and he deeply felt that the digging of the road was probably related to his cousin, and he was equally bad. No, the person who came up with the idea of digging the road was even worse.
When they finally set foot on another road after spending more than an hour, they found that the road was blocked after less than a quarter of an hour.
The entire road, which was probably two or three meters long, was blocked by large and small stones!
Shi Tao stood at the blocked end, gritting his teeth, Lu Desheng, Chen Ping, you are great!
At this time, even a fool would know that someone was blocking him from going to Houcheng.
Jiang Changyun shrank his neck, it was so wicked, so wicked!
"Sir, let me go to the bathroom first."
"Sir, I will go too."
"And me!"
A quarter of an hour later, everyone found a place to sit down weakly.
"Sir, are we still going?"
The entourage shouted in their hearts: This journey is too difficult, too difficult!
Shi Tao was about to answer when the familiar abdominal pain came again. He hurriedly said, "Prepare a set of clothes for me."
"Sir, the clothes are all used up."
Shi Tao: "What about yours?" He didn't mind.
"They are all used up too."
Shi Tao wanted to say 'go buy some, no matter whether they are new or old', but when he saw the road blocked in this place where there was no village in front and no store behind, he felt depressed.
He boldly suggested, "Sir, why don't you take a rest here? The little ones will wash and hang the clothes..."
"Besides, if you lie down and rest quietly without running around, your condition should get better."
Shi Tao was silent for a while, and finally waved his hand weakly, "Stay here for a night." Tomorrow morning, the organizers will open the road!
Houcheng, the next day, it was the day of the negotiation.
The negotiation team of Lü Desheng, Chen Ping, and Liu Heshan, plus Li Dan, the chief clerk of Wangping, and Guo Chunsheng, the county magistrate of Houcheng, formed a five-member team.
Today, each of the five of them wore a brand new official uniform.
Chen Ping pulled at his official uniform, and when he looked at Liu Heshan, the other party also looked over at him.
Both of them felt a little uncomfortable. Was it a bit too arrogant to dress like this?
This is what Lv Desheng forced them to wear, saying that wearing it like this can bring good luck.
"Dan, I feel a little uncomfortable, sir."
"Sir, don't worry, you can be more comfortable, anyway, Lord Lv wears this way." He is the head of the negotiation team, and he must be more hated than you.
"Okay."
Tuoba Xun took Dugu Zhong, Helan Yan, He Ximing and others to the high platform.
Houcheng arranged the entire negotiation venue very grandly, and raised the card by half a level or a level.
The Xianbei negotiation team that followed Tuoba Xun in looked at the meeting room and was very satisfied. They felt that such an arrangement was quite realistic and worthy of their status.
The two parties sat opposite each other.
Le Guicai and Yuchi Rui led the elite troops to each side, guarding against each other.
Tuoba Xun asked first, "Are you Lv Desheng, the new county magistrate of Houcheng?"
"I am Lv Desheng."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the members of the Xianbei negotiation team on the opposite side looked at him. Is this the county magistrate who dared to ask for negotiation with the Khan? He is not so powerful?
Tuoba Xun looked at Lv Desheng and felt that there was nothing special about him. He turned and asked, "Where is my brother Tuoba Lian?"
"I knew you would ask for this. Look over there--" Lv Desheng pointed out.
Tuoba Xun and Dugu Zhong and others looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that Tuoba Lian was tied up with his hands and feet and hung up with thick hemp ropes.
Under Tuoba Lian's feet was a deep pit with dense spikes underneath. If a person fell in, he would be stabbed into a hornet's nest.
Behind the deep pit, two rows of soldiers holding bows and arrows were ready for battle.
All of them warned them not to act rashly.
"Little Prince Tuoba, you've suffered."
However, when did the soldiers of Liaodong County have such a cold and solemn aura?
After not seeing each other for a few days, the Liaodong soldiers are a little different.
The members of the Xianbei negotiation team gathered in pairs and whispered.
When they fought last night, they found that the strength of the Houcheng army was increasing, although the increase was not very obvious.
Recently, the Qin brothers have been helping to train soldiers. At first, Qin Yan assisted Le Guicai in training alone, and later Qin Heng and Qin Zhao came back from work and were also promoted to help train soldiers.
"Let's not waste any more time. What do you want to do to release Tuoba Lian?"