Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1356 Please stop fighting
Shi Sui's death did not cause much disturbance, at least it did not match his status as the crown prince of a country.

On the one hand, everyone in the Jie Kingdom who is qualified to pay attention to this matter is now in danger, and they are too busy to take care of themselves.

On the other hand, for many people, this is a matter of course and what will happen naturally. Before that, the Lord did not attack the prince for a long time, but it made people feel weird.

Of course, it cannot be said that Shi Xi's death has no meaning to the development of the situation in Jie country. Many people have already foreseen that Shi Xi will be deposed, but Shi Hu's delay in doing so before this will inevitably make them wonder and doubt themselves. Whether the judgment was wrong, and therefore more cautious, not daring to make any big moves.

But now that Shi Sui finally died, it also meant that the development of the situation had finally stepped into the normal rhythm they had foreseen, so many plots that had been held back before should finally be implemented.

As the heir of a country and supervised the country for many years, his death did not cause much disturbance in the country, which is enough to show the failure of Shi Sui, the heir.In other words, his presence or absence has no major impact on the situation in Jie country.And Shi Hu's doubling of tyranny recently didn't seem to affect his control over the entire Jie country.

As for Gongshi Shegui of Xiangcheng and the elders of the Jie Kingdom who were buried with the prince, they are themselves a group of losers, and the impact of their life and death is even more insignificant.

A few days later, Capricorn Lord Shi Huyi and his army finally arrived in Xiangguo, but they did not enter the city, but stationed in the camp supervised by Prince Shi Sui before his death.

Later, Shi Hu, the lord of Jie, issued an edict that the Heavenly King Empress Zheng had no way to teach her son, abolished her position as empress, and moved out of the central palace to take care of her youngest son, Boling Gongshi Zun's mansion.In addition, it did not directly announce which concubine succeeded as queen.

The reason for doing this is because Shi Hu gradually regained his mind after experiencing the initial helplessness.

Right now, he really hasn't decided which son to choose to be the crown prince. Originally, the two brothers Shi Xuan and Shi Tao from Concubine Du were reserved as heir candidates for the crown prince. Shi Tao died directly in Henan.In a hurry, he really hadn't thought of a successor yet.

On the other hand, after the mood gradually stabilized, Shi Hu also expressed that the blindly brutal intimidation could not completely stabilize the situation.All kinds of games related to future storage positions can also win people's hearts to a certain extent, and many powerful courtiers have to worry about it, so they don't have the energy to think more.

Moreover, Shi Hu has to take more seriously about Chu Jihe now.On the one hand, the previous Shi Xi was the heir apparent, and on the other hand, Shi Hu was still in the prime of life at that time. Pushing Shi Xi out early could not only eliminate certain hidden dangers, but also share a certain amount of pressure for him.As for whether the family business must be passed on to Shi Sui, Shi Hu actually didn't think so far.

But now that his energy and physical strength are not as good as before, the future prince candidates really need to consider the issue of succession, so whether it is personal talent or the amount of support he can get, they need to be considered comprehensively.And after several heroes under his knees withered, none of them could far surpass the others in all aspects.

While getting rid of the prince, he also killed Xiangcheng Gong Shi Shegui and others. Shi Hu was actually clearing the way for the successors in the future.Even if he doesn't study history, he has seen the clan of the Jin Dynasty exercise power, and the power of the Han and Zhao dynasties brought disaster to the country, including himself, who devoured relatives and superiors. Naturally, these hidden dangers of the same family and the same clan should be cut off one by one.

But now that the crown prince has just died, the lord has just returned to the country, and the state affairs are in distress, even if the powerful factions of all parties have already had the idea of ​​seizing the heir and seeking an heir, they dare not start a fight right away.Because in this respect, it is still relatively calm.

On the evening of the second day after Shi Hu entered the camp, another incident happened.

Liu Fang, the son of the late minister Liu Kai and the current Huang Menlang, led some Beitou courtiers or their family descendants to worship at the gate, begging for the well-being of the people living in the north and the south, asking the Lord to postpone the pace of the southern expedition, and willing to use My own family and the old love and hope of the north and the south, please make the south country, only to stop the war between the north and the south, and seek a safe place for the people in the north and the south.

Few people know when this incident was brewed and what twists and turns were behind it.But once it happened, the officials of the Jie Kingdom who were still confused about what the lord's intentions were, finally understood what the lord's true intentions were.

They were all in a great panic before, and they didn't dare to make any changes.

That Liu Fang, his father, Liu Kui, might not have been weak in Jiangdong in the old years, and he was well received by the former lord after Beitou, but he died long before the lord Shang Shihu came to the Xiangguo. No more, the family's momentum is just shallow and humble, barely maintaining it.In the current high-pressure atmosphere where the ministers are silent, if you say that you have not received any instigation, jumping out to advocate peace at this time is simply tiresome!

However, after understanding the Lord's intentions, these people also rushed to agree with this sentiment. For a while, both inside and outside the big tent of the Shihu camp were filled with sympathetic comments, and they did not want the people in the north and the south to fall into the devastation of war again. .If it weren't for the fact that there were many hideous barbarians among them, it would really make people mistakenly think that they were entering some kind of benevolent, righteous and ceremonial country.

It's not that Shi Hu didn't want to fight, but he didn't dare to continue fighting.

Zhang Jackal's judgment is correct, Shihu is really timid, if it's just a foreign aggression from the king of Jin, it's nothing more than a subordinate country like Saishang Daiguo, and if the situation worsens, Saihu and Donghu Xianbei will collude. If things happen, then Shihu's operations in the north over the past few years will be ruined!
Not to mention, his current family affairs are also in a mess. He was originally complacent about having successors, but in just a few months, several heroic sons in the court either died in the hands of the enemy or died in his own hands.Internal and external troubles, if you want to rush to war with such a powerful enemy in the south, it will only make the situation collapse faster.

But it's not that simple if you don't want to fight. Even if Shihu can let go of the self-esteem that he has to be strong in his life, can he get the desired result?
Not to mention that the south side has no sincerity for peace talks at all, Shen Weizhou in the southern country is far more than a hundred times better than him when it comes to treachery, and he is also not much less than ruthless, he is simply his nemesis.In the few times of confrontation, Shi Hu not only failed to take advantage of it, but his situation went from bad to worse.Peace talks are just drinking poison to quench thirst.

What's more, Shi Hu ruled Huaxia as a Hu, so he was full of fear and panic in his heart, and he was full of wariness against the Jin people.Once the peace talks are started, who can know what kind of private conspiracy these courtiers in his palace will reach with the state of Jin in private!
It is precisely because of this mentality that even though Shi Hu clearly has the idea of ​​a strike, anyone who dared to propose a strike and peace talks before would be killed by him as his heart is for the state of Jin.

But this is not the way to go all the time. After Shi Xuan's subordinates confessed, Shi Hu knew that the situation in southern Jinan was far beyond his previous imagination.

Not only the army that was originally used to defend the northward advance of the Jin army collapsed, but even the other troops who had gathered in southern Hebei before were defeated and lost, and it was no longer hopeful.

In other words, if you still want to recover southern Hebei, there is no power available in southern Hebei including the surrounding area, and you must continue to recruit soldiers from farther places such as northern Hebei and Youzhou. The manpower and material resources required will exceed The scale of the southern expedition planned before!
In addition, Ma Qiu from Yedi also kept sending messages, saying that it was either war or peace, and a decision must be made as soon as possible.Because not only the strength of the Jin army is still gathering, but even the Jin army in the counties in southern Hebei has a tendency to gather in Yedi.If it continues like this, people along the road in Yedi will also be besieged!

God knows how much self-contradictory anxiety Shihu has experienced in his heart during this period of time. As the lord of Jie Kingdom, it is absolutely impossible for him to propose peace talks on his own initiative. Has there been a private conspiracy with the south?

Using the identity of a person from Beitou, such as Liu Wei's son, to bring up the issue of peace talks is already the safest way Shi Hu can think of.No matter how the peace talks go in the future, he can still maintain a certain amount of room for maneuver here.

So Shi Hu finally reluctantly agreed to send envoys to negotiate peace with the south after repeated petitions and begging by the officials.Liu Wei's son can bring up this issue, but as an envoy, in Shi Hu's view, he is not qualified.

When a person can't occupy the actual power, the requirements for some ceremonies will become harsh, because this is already the only way for him to preserve his self-esteem.

Just like the previous state of Jin, Liu and Shi were regarded as rebels, and they did not communicate with them at all, let alone talk about peace.However, the current Xingtai has already occupied an absolute advantage, so he doesn't care much about gains and losses on the face, because there is only one ultimate goal, and that is to completely destroy the country of Jie. As for other things, they are all means.

Therefore, even though Shi Hu knew that the so-called peace talks were just a means for the two sides to confuse the enemy, he still prepared extremely solemnly. The mere writing and signing of the national book was very unsatisfactory. Tiger mind.

Xiangguo can continue the talks here, but Yedi can't wait here, so Shi Hu sent Liu Fang and several others to Yedi with letters to inform Fangtou to return to Luoyang Xingtai, and sent envoys to cross the river first, waiting for Jie Guozheng's envoy. Submit credentials.

As for the right envoy candidate in Shi Hu's mind, it is Liu Qun who is currently leading the remnants stationed in Lingzhi in western Liaoning.Liu Qun is the heir of Liu Kun, a famous minister in China and North Korea, and he is a well-known figure in the north and south. Only such a person can serve as an envoy, and Shi Hu feels that it is not an insult to his identity.As for the officials he relies on now, if they are sent to Henan, they will not be able to shine, and it will only increase laughter.

Because it was Shi Hu who sent people to Youzhou quickly, Zhang Ju, the governor of Youzhou, was ordered to immediately arrange for Liu Qun and other Liu Kun's former troops to come south.

(End of this chapter)