Chapter 716 Tripartite Negotiations
Nan Di
After temporarily pacifying Nan Di and resolving the crisis of the Li people, Qin Sheng and Xue Xu prepared to return to Pingzhou first.
They would leave one-third of the Jintai army they brought, that is, 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in Nan Di, and would also leave several veterans who were good at training soldiers to help the Li people build up their armed forces.
The old chief, leaning on a cane, personally saw them off.
"Let Governor Lu rest assured that the sugarcane in the tribe is growing well this year, and there will definitely be a good harvest by the end of the year."
Xue Xu nodded. The sugarcane this year is indeed growing well, and it will be cut in a few months.
In recent years, the Li people have been planting sugarcane, and through continuous breeding, it has now formed a scale.
Every year, the sugarcane harvested by the Li people is supplied to Pingzhou, and then various materials and some technologies are exchanged from Pingzhou. These materials have improved the lives of the Li people, allowing them to no longer endure hunger and cold, and the children can also read and recognize words.
The old chief mentioned one thing at last, "Don't worry about Xiao Wuzi, I will arrange for someone to take good care of him."
Hearing this, Xue Xu's face looked very bad. The person who leaked their information this time was not someone else, but his cousin who was not out of the fifth degree, and he was bribed a few years ago.
When he came back to clean up the house, this guy fled for fear of crime. In the end, because the pursuers behind him were chasing too fast, he didn't pay attention to the road ahead, and fell into a mountain pit for a while, hitting the back of his head, and he has been in a coma ever since.
After the doctor examined him, he said that if he didn't wake up, he might die quietly one day in the future.
Xue Xu never expected that his cousin who was a traitor would end up like this, pitiful, sad and hateful.
At this time, Zhu Dazhuang's loud voice rang out, "Mr. Xue, the sixth master asked me to urge you to get on the boat!"
Xue Xu:...
He heard that the sixth master Qin was disgusted with him for being too slow and delaying his return home!
Xue Xu looked at the old chief, "Forget it, let's not talk about that annoying thing! Just do as you say."
After saying goodbye to the old chief, Xue Xu turned around and got on the boat.
As soon as he got on the boat, Qin Sheng shouted, "Let's go, let's go!"
Xue Xu:... I know you are anxious, but I didn't know you were so anxious!
This time, they brought Wei Kuang with them.
After Wei Kuang was captured, Qin Sheng and Xue Xu had a talk with him, and Wei Kuang said that he would never surrender.
After he expressed his attitude, Qin Sheng and Xue Xu actually expressed their understanding.
Then Xue Xu only said one sentence, "General Wei, we won't make things difficult for you, and you don't make things difficult for us."
This meant that he shouldn't think about escaping.
Wei Kuang agreed. As a prisoner, he should have the awareness of a prisoner.
And Pingzhou was also very considerate. In a place that the other party determined to be safe, he was given a certain degree of freedom, and occasionally let him go out for a walk.
This kind of life as a prisoner was not difficult to endure.
It was not until the second day after they boarded the ship to return to Pingzhou that Qin Sheng and Xue Xu came together.
"General Wei, can we talk?"
Wei Kuang thought, here I am, finally here.
"General Qin Sheng, Mr. Xue, I declare again that I will never surrender to you in Pingzhou. You can kill me or cut me up, whatever you want." If he surrendered, his family in Chang'an would be in trouble. So, even if he died, he could not surrender to Pingzhou.
Xue Xu said: "We understand, we all understand. General Wei, don't worry, we won't make things difficult for you."
Compared to Xie Haoran who died tragically from snake venom, he was indeed not embarrassed. Everything was normal in terms of meals, he had books to read, and he could practice boxing every day.
Wei Kuang asked himself, the food they provided was pretty good. But if Pingzhou kept him like this, wouldn't it really be a loss?
"We came here this time just to ask you, isn't it boring like this every day?"
"Not bad." Although there are books to read and can stretch muscles and bones, it is indeed a bit boring to have nothing to do for a long time.
"General Wei, we have a suggestion." Seeing him on guard, Xue Xu added, "Don't worry, I'm not asking you to surrender and serve us in Pingzhou."
"What do you want?" Wei Kuang was confused.
Xue Xu told him the purpose of this visit, "We want you to write a military book. If you can't use your skills to kill the enemy, it would be a waste. Writing a book can record your skills in marching and fighting, and benefit future generations."
Wei Kuang is a veteran of the battlefield, and has made achievements in military tactics, strategies, training and actual combat.
"General Wei, you come from a military background, and you must know that the foreign tribes around the borders have always coveted the Central Plains in all dynasties. We in the Central Plains need a strong army to protect this territory."
Wei Kuang was moved, but he was also hesitant.
Xue Xu naturally understood his worries, "General Wei, rest assured, your military tactics and the soldiers you have taught will be used to attack Xianbei and other foreign tribes first."
If Pan Sitong, the head of Liaodong Academy, was here, he would definitely say, "Good fellow, your Lord Lu fooled me like this at the beginning, saying that he should train more talents and speed up the end of this chaotic world. He also told him to think on the bright side, that the students he taught might not be trained for Dali. That's how he was fooled."
"You don't have to worry that the soldiers you taught with your military tactics will eventually be used to attack Dali. You have to believe in the speed of our Pingzhou."
Thinking of the territory Pingzhou had conquered this year, Wei Kuang was speechless.
It was the hardest to conquer three or four states in one year, and it would be easier for them to attack the south in the future.
"The most important thing is that we in Pingzhou will keep this matter secret."
Wei Kuang thought about it and realized that this matter would not harm him or his family, so he agreed. Just write it. People always have to leave something behind.
Xue Xu thought, the military book has been written, how far can it be from guiding military training?
Chang'an
Zhang Xian and his party arrived in Chang'an under the escort of the army.
In addition to him, Liu Guanlin also came to Chang'an this time.
Lv Mingzhi married Liu Sulan, and Liu Guanlin was his father-in-law.
Zhang Xian and Lv Desheng were not master and apprentice in name, but they were master and apprentice in reality.
The weight of the two was enough, and there was no problem for them to go on a diplomatic mission to Dali.
The two saw Xie Zhan's body in the coffin at the Grand Commander's Mansion. Ice basins were placed around the mourning hall and in the coffin.
Xie Zhan died for the country, and his affairs after his death were handled by the Taichang Mansion, so many officials came to pay their respects.
Seeing Zhang Xian and Liu Guanlin in Xie's house, the officials of Dali were upset.
Both of them were once ministers of Dali, and now they have become important ministers of Pingzhou. Just look at their pomp and circumstance.
Pingzhou has not yet established a country, but it can be imagined that the future of the two should not be bad.
Liu Guanlin stood beside the coffin, "Is this Xie Zhan?"
The minister next to him replied, "Yes."
At this time, Zhang Xian also came over, "This unrecognizable corpse is Xie Zhan? You Dali will not just find someone to fool us, right?"
Several ministers including Shen Wan of Dali glared at Zhang Xian.
"The Grand Commander felt ashamed of the emperor and had no face to face the people of the world, so he chose to burn himself!"
"Don't slander us at will. The day when the Grand Commander's house was flooded, we ministers saw it with our own eyes!"
Zhang Xian sneered, just fool him!
Song Mo and Xie Zhan, the monarch and minister, acted a good show. It was obvious that all the ministers present were kept in the dark.
The main reason was the relationship between the twins Xie Zhan and Xie Wei, and only a few people knew about it before.
Next, Prime Minister Shen Wan and Wang Yun and other ministers received Zhang Xian and Liu Guanlin.
Dali made another request for the next peace talks.
This time, Dali was willing to use the land of Yanzhou as a bargaining chip for peace talks.
Song Mo will also attend this peace talk. Dali asked Lu Songli to participate in the peace talks, and he wanted to talk to Lu Songli in person.
At this time, Xianbei also took the opportunity to shout to Pingzhou: They are also willing to turn hostility into friendship with Dali and Pingzhou, and hope that Pingzhou will give them a chance for peace talks. They are willing to use the two places of Beijie and Liangzhou as bargaining chips for peace talks.
Xianbei showed sincerity, which was regarded as using national justice to pressure Pingzhou. If Pingzhou disagrees, it will only care about its own interests and not the lives of the people.
Pressure is given to Pingzhou.