Dajin royal family

Chapter 587 Is it True or False (thanks to Pikachu who never evolves)
Cen Zhenben actually didn't have much hope for Xiao Xian, because he didn't think that King Zhao was a king who could listen to women.Furthermore, he actually prepared a second plan when he came to Taiyuan this time, which was to contact Yu Shinan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, in private.

Yu Shinan was born in the Yu clan in the south of the Yangtze River, and some members of the family were officials in the Liang Dynasty. If he could persuade Yu Shinan, this would be the greatest guarantee.

However, the gap between the reality and the ideal should not be too far. He tried his best to get people to pass over the Northern Jin sergeant who supervised him, and go to Yu Mansion to deliver a letter, hoping to meet Yu Shinan in private.But the other party didn't reply to him at all. At this point, he basically understood that things cannot be violated.

The days passed day by day, and it was October in a blink of an eye.

Cen Zhenben was finally received by Jiang Chengxiao.

During this period of surveillance, Cen Zhenben was on pins and needles every day. Every day he was in Taiyuan, Liang Guo was in danger.

Hanging Palace.

"Your country sent troops to Bashu without permission. What is the reason for this? Your country bullies me to no one?" Jiang Chengxiao's tone was neither serious nor serious, but it was full of oppression. He blamed Liang Guo with one mouth. Don't give Cen Zhen Benz any face.

Pei Ju's gaze was hidden under the brim of his hat, and he looked calmly at Cen Zhenben, who was kneeling in the center.

At this moment, Cen Zhenben felt extremely uncomfortable.

"King Zhao has already said that Hanzhong, Bashu is a land without an owner. I sent troops to the court to pacify the bandits and protect the people."

"Ridiculous!" Jiang Chengxiao didn't speak, but Pei Ju interrupted with a sneer, "Everyone in the world is Jin soil, you are declaring war on our dynasty by sending troops to Bashu without authorization!"

Is there a problem with that?
There is no problem at all, really counting, except for the Northern Jin Dynasty, everyone else is a traitor.Pei Ju thought that Jin Chen had no problem saying such things.

However, these words were very harsh to Cen Zhenben's ears.Is it interesting that you point out things that everyone has tacitly stated so clearly?

Do you want to continue talking?

Oh, it turns out that I have something to ask for, so forget it.

Cen Zhenben smiled wryly and said: "Our court has already withdrawn our troops, please show us the lesson. If you don't believe it, the two countries will belong to Bashu, and we can sign a treaty. Our court will never violate the border."

What is a contract?
It's just a flimsy piece of paper, who would take it seriously?
"Absurd!" Xue Ting shouted: "Bashu Hanzhong is the land of my dynasty. How can it be reasonable to sign a treaty with your own land? Please take back the envoy's words immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"

Jiang Chengxiao was quite curious about how Xue Ting would be rude, but it was a pity that Cen Zhenben immediately retracted the previous sentence and chose Congxin.

The six ministers didn't need Jiang Chengxiao's greetings, they took turns to fight Cen Zhenben very consciously, and Cen Zhenben retreated steadily.

"His Royal Highness King Zhao, the foreign ministers came here this time to restore the two countries, and your ministers have repeatedly obstructed it. What is the meaning of this!" Cen Zhenben held back a non-serious sentence.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and they are always constrained in this way.In order for Liang Guo to survive the crisis, he agreed.

"Fix it?" Jiang Chengxiao said with a chuckle: "You are the ones who want to form an alliance, you are the ones who tore up the contract, and now you are the ones who want to fix it. What does Lord Liang think of Gu?"

"Or, your country has never put me in the eyes from top to bottom?"

Jiang Chengxiao's tone tightened in vain, and the atmosphere in the hall tensed instantly.

Cen Zhenben gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said: "King Zhao is serious, I have always treated your country with brotherly courtesy."

"What about the Bashu matter?" Jiang Chengxiao pressed.

"It's all traitors who refused to listen to my majesty's decision-making. Please don't worry, King Zhao. I have already put him in prison." Cen Zhenben opened his eyes and said nonsense.

If Jiang Chengxiao really insisted on this matter, at worst he would go back and find two people to take the blame.

Thinking of this, Cen Zhenben's heart was very heavy. Even though [-] soldiers were slaughtered by the Northern Jin Dynasty, he still wanted to make peace with the Northern Jin Dynasty humbly.

A weak country has no diplomacy!

Jiang Chengxiao hummed twice, without pointing him out, and said sarcastically, "Master Liang is not strict with his orders."

Up to now, appearance is a trivial matter, Cen Zhenben just wants to turn the page and make peace with Bei Jin again.

"King Zhao, the foreign ministers are well aware of the affairs of Bashu, which has caused misunderstandings between our two countries. I have spoken to Your Majesty, and I am willing to make the best of my dynasty's wealth and make your country happy."

Shame!
As if a knife had been stabbed in the heart, Cen Zhenben felt that his whole body was full of shame.

But what if you don't?

Is it possible that they really want to turn against the Northern Jin Dynasty and then face the double attack from the Northern Jin Dynasty and Chen Guo?
Hearing this, Jiang Chengxiao's eyes relaxed slightly.Could it be that Chen Guo really wants to attack Liang Guo, and is there really no alliance between the two countries in private?

Or, is this Liang Guo's intention to increase his bargaining chip in order to convince himself?
For a moment, Jiang Chengxiao wavered a little.He looked at Pei Ju, who understood.

Immediately, the six ministers began to bargain with Cen Zhenben, firstly to get more things for nothing, and secondly to constantly test Cen Zhenben's bottom line to see if Liang Guo was playing tricks.

But Cen Zhenben is not stupid. He knows that the Northern Jin Dynasty will take the opportunity to make many demands. While countering the price with a very sincere attitude, he also behaved extremely forcefully in the face of Jin Chen's intimidation, and even said "surrender to Xu Guo" Come.

But the more Cen Zhenben behaved like this, the more Jiang Chengxiao suspected that Cen Zhenben was playing tricks.

He even suspected that this was a trick played by Xu, Chen, and Liang.

He decided that the extortion by Cen Zhenben will continue as usual, but whether he wants to reconcile with Liang Guo will have to wait for news from Xiang Ji.

Half an hour later, Cen Zhenben left disappointed, unable to negotiate with Bei Jin.According to Jinchen's request, it is impossible for him to agree.

"Everyone, what do you think?" Jiang Chengxiao's eyes were deep, and he recalled Cen Zhenben's performance just now in his mind.

Yu Shinan thought it over and said: "According to what Cen Zhenben just said, Chen Guo really seems to want to attack Liang Guo. He begged the king this time. First, he was worried that once Liang and Chen went to war, our court would send troops from Zigui. Second, I also want to stabilize our court, so that Liang Guo can do his best to solve Chen Guo's harm."

Xue Ting said: "I feel that we still have to wait for news from Xiang Ji."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, "How about this, Cen Zhenben will continue to talk to him, but don't make any promises to him, and don't act rashly until the matter is clarified."

"Yes."

On this occasion, Jiang Chengxiao must take every step steadily. If others take advantage of the loopholes, the consequences will be disastrous.

As the envoy of the Northern Jin Dynasty, Xiang Ji was also the first time he went to a country as an envoy.Compared to Cen Zhenben who went to Taiyuan anonymously, Xiang Ji swaggered through Qingzhou, arrived directly in Kuaiji, and stayed at Honglu Temple in Chen State.

When he first arrived in Chen Country, he didn't see Chen Qiujin for a few days, and Sima Fa and Shen Xing received him.

Although Shen Xing and Sima Fa had different political views, they did not dare to neglect the envoys of the Northern Jin Dynasty.

After an in-depth discussion between the two sides, Xiang Ji seized the opportunity to express his intention to form an alliance.

Regarding this, Sima Fa and Shen Xing's attitudes were completely opposite.Xiang Ji could tell that Sima Fa preferred to form an alliance, while Shen Xing was unwilling to form an alliance.

After seeing the flaws, Xiang Ji kept approaching Sima Fa, and with the help of the secret Northern Jin Dynasty, Xiang Ji gave a lot of good things to bribe Sima Fa, hoping that he could promote an alliance between the two countries in front of Chen Qiujin matters.

Chen Kingdom Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Chen Qiujin sat cross-legged on the couch with a sullen expression, and Sima Fa and Shen Xing in front of him had already quarreled.

The core contradiction is nothing more than whether to form an alliance with the Northern Jin Dynasty.

Shen Xing said: "Your Majesty, my purpose of threatening Liang Guo with troops at the border is to take advantage of the Northern Jin Dynasty's opportunity to occupy Bashu. If we form an alliance with the Northern Jin Dynasty at this time, Liang Guo will definitely counterattack with all our strength, which is unwise! Besides, as long as I don't move soldiers, Liang Guo will have to surrender to me because of the Jin army in Zigui."

"If the Northern Jin Dynasty can take the initiative to attack Liang State, then our court can take advantage of the fisherman's profit and enter Liang State!"

Sima Fa sneered and said, "Why don't you simply form an alliance with the Northern Jin Dynasty, and the Jin army will attack Jiangling. This will help us contain more Liang troops, so that our army can reduce casualties and obtain the greatest harvest!"

"Superficial!" Shen Xing said angrily: "The reason why I agree with Chen Bing's border threat to Liang Guo is to force Liang Guo to surrender to our court, and then jointly drive the Northern Jin Dynasty out of Bashu!"

"No one knows the ambition of the Northern Jin Dynasty to devour the world. If you agree to form an alliance with the Northern Jin Dynasty to carve up the Liang Kingdom, you are leading a wolf into your house!"

Sima Fa sneered and said: "Chen Bing threatened Liang Guo to form an alliance, Mr. Shen is superfluous, why not just directly form an alliance with Liang Guo to fight against the Northern Jin Dynasty. Why bother to make Liang Guo vigilant."

Shen Xing suppressed his anger, cupped his hands at Chen Qiujin and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why I did this is because I think about it. As long as Liang Guo bows to me, Chao Ke will take the opportunity to ask for land cession and let Liang Guo Willingly send the country away, and at the same time unite with the Xu country to drive out the Jin army in Bashu and keep the peace of the southern country!"

This is the main reason why Shen Xing proposed to Chen Bing on the border of Liang State this time.

He just saw that Liang Guo was worried about the Jin army in Zigui, Badong County. As long as they behaved a bit stronger, Liang Guo would definitely make a move.

At that time, in order to drive the Northern Jin Dynasty out of Bashu, Liang Guo will definitely sacrifice his flesh and wait for the eagle!

But he did not expect that Xiao Tong would send envoys to the Northern Jin Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)