Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 974
Chapter 972: Pei Ju's tongue-to-mouth battle with the officials
"The leader's words are justified. If you leave like this, it will be too cheap for that old thief Dong Zhuo."

"That's right, I can force Dong Zhuo to surrender his title first, and then it's the same when he leaves."

"Yes, it's not a few days away anyway."

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The princes who were clamoring to leave just now, after hearing what Qin Hao said, they didn't want to leave for the time being. After all, they paid such a high price, and they really didn't want to wait a few more days.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's eyes were full of helplessness, they couldn't stay with all the princes, but why did the two of them leave?
Seeing that all the princes agreed not to leave for the time being, Qin Hao also heaved a sigh of relief, thinking: Finally, these people have been stabilized for the time being, and the next envoy negotiations must also be accelerated.

"Everyone, who would like to send someone who can speak eloquently to negotiate with Dong Zhuo on behalf of our allied forces?" Qin Hao asked, looking at the princes in the middle.

But the result was complete silence, none of the vassals were willing to send their own people there, and they were all afraid that it would not be impossible to kill the envoy with Dong Zhuo's violent temper.

To be this emissary, to negotiate with Dong Zhuo, one must not be afraid of death!

Just when Qin Hao was about to send a dead soldier to go, Pei Ju, who had been silent all this time, stood up and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I am willing to go to Chang'an as an envoy, and use my sharp tongue to persuade Dong Zhuo Self-defeating title."

"Ah, this... with Mr.'s talent, it's overkill to be an envoy, so let's send someone else to go."

After hesitating for a while, Qin Hao politely refused.

Even though Pei Ju has the martial arts cultivation of a half-step grand master, if he wants to see Dong Zhuo himself, all his skills will definitely be blocked, and once Dong Zhuo becomes murderous, 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 breaks through as a grand master. Of course, he is afraid that Dong Zhuo will directly kill Pei Ju, so it is better to send a dead soldier instead of taking that risk.

Qin Hao was really doing it for Pei Ju's good, 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, but the two armies do not fight, he will not embarrass a mere envoy." , I have absolute certainty that I can return home wholeheartedly."

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

In front of the princes of the 36th Route, Qin Hao appointed Pei Ju as an envoy of the coalition army and ordered him to come to Chang'an on behalf of the princes' coalition army.

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

In the name of the No. 36 princes, Pei Ju was very high-profile on the way to Chang'an, and he was even more arrogant after arriving in Chang'an, because in this way, the coalition forces could appear full of confidence and facilitate the subsequent negotiations.

At the beginning, 30 Liang troops guarded Sizhou, but now there are only [-] left, and the eighth pass defense line has also been breached.

The total strength of the Liang army has also dropped from the original 50 to the current 28, which can be described as a heavy loss and a serious injury.

But who is to blame?
Blame Li Shimin for his improper command?

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

The heavy rain in front of Hulao Pass wiped out the entire army of [-] Xiliang iron cavalry, and fell behind step by step.

The reason why Luoyang fell was also because of the family's rebellion and the traitors opening the city gate from the inside.

Li Shimin couldn't be blamed for these things, besides, Li Shimin also planned to let the Liang army return safely, but he himself was deeply trapped in the enemy's camp, and he has not been whereabouts in the slightest.

After reading all the battle reports, Dong Zhuo also thought that Li Shimin could not be blamed. Li Shimin had really tried his best.

Even if Dong Zhuo led the army in person, he couldn't be better than Li Shimin. If you want to blame, you can only blame God for helping the coalition army instead of helping the Liang army!
"Prime Minister, Pei Juyi, the envoy of the rebel army, arrived in Chang'an and asked to meet you, Prime Minister, as soon as possible."

"Oh?"

A strange look flashed in Dong Zhuohu's eyes, and he sneered, "The miscellaneous family wants to see what kind of idea that kid Qin Hao is up to."

The next day, Dong Zhuo received Pei Ju in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, according to the etiquette of envoys from the princes, of course he must have sealed Pei Ju's skills.

Although Pei Ju temporarily lost all his skills, he didn't feel the slightest fear, and calmly proposed the conditions for retreating.

He surrendered to the Duke and withdrew from Sizhou.

When Pei Ju said these two conditions, all civil and military officials in the court looked at Pei Ju with sympathy, as if they were looking at a dead person.

Dare to say this in front of Dong Zhuo, this person is really a righteous man, if he does not die, he will be famous all over the world, but unfortunately that day will never happen.

"Sir, you are so brave!"

Dong Zhuo was like a furious lion, and he smiled back in anger: "It's fine if you quit Sizhou, and you have to surrender yourself to the Duke? Do you think the miscellaneous family will agree?"

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

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

"The prime minister is a smart person, so he will naturally make the most correct decision..."

Under Pei Ju's continuous analysis, Dong Zhuo's anger was also resolved, and the following few sharp and blunt words made Dong Zhuo speechless.

Dong Zhuo saw that he could not speak against Pei Ju, so he winked at the officials below and asked his subordinates to fight with Pei Ju.

With the loss of 22 troops, Dong Zhuo was so distressed that he died, and he didn't want to continue to die, but he couldn't accept any of Qin Hao's two stop conditions.

Dong Zhuo hoped that the two sides would strike 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: A weak country has no diplomacy.

Although Pei Ju is alone, he is backed by the winning side, so.

Ren Liangjun's civil servants, whether they threatened or reasoned, Pei Ju was as immovable as a mountain, and refuted them one by one.

A good show of verbally fighting against the 'Hundred Officials' was staged in Weiyang Palace, and Dong Zhuo couldn't help being dumbfounded watching it.

Normally, all of them are capable ministers who can speak, but they are so stunned that they can't even speak in the face of Pei Ju, which makes Dong Zhuo feel so angry.

The civil servants of the Liang army also had their own hardships. After all, no matter how much they argued, the Liang army was defeated in this battle. This is a fact that cannot be changed.

It was 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 really good, and the Liang army's civil servants did not have much room to play.

(End of this chapter)