First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 112 Xue Ju Godson
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Hearing Xue Rengao's words, Xue Ju frowned, and couldn't help nodding with a smile on his face.

"Gao'er is very good. My father and son were born recklessly. They know nothing about literature. They only have martial courage. But you need to know that only martial arts is not enough. The martial arts of the overlord of Western Chu are unmatched throughout the ages. You also need to rely on Fan Zeng and others. Governing the country still needs these scribes, so Hao Yuan contradicted me many times, and I tolerated him, not only because of my old friendship, but also because I value his talent and loyalty."

After talking so much in one breath, Xue Ju was a little out of breath. Although Xue Rengao was a martial artist, he was extremely filial, busy serving tea and water.

"As for Chu Liang's generation, when they are strong, they can be reused. Once they are weak, they will have two minds. My son needs to keep in mind." Xue Ju looked at Xue Rengao, who was very similar to him in terms of face and personality, with a look in his eyes. Satisfied, teaching word by word.

Xue Rengao frowned when he heard this, and nodded straightly: "I can see it too. After the big defeat, that fellow Chu Ximing is the main surrender. If Aye didn't stop him, I would have killed him, so as not to disturb the morale of the army."

Xue Ju just waved his hands when he heard it, "It's impossible to kill, Chu Liang is a son of a family, a generation of officials, such people first consider the family, this is the norm in today's world, if you want to win the world, you must get the support of the family, Although we are from the offshoot of the Xue family in Hedong, we are not valued by the family. We can only rely on ourselves, but we must not offend the family.

The reason why Li Yuan rose so quickly and conquered Guanzhong in a few months was because of the support of the Guanlong family, and wherever he went, they all belonged to him.

In the same way, I have worked hard for several years to have this foundation, and I have the support of people from humble backgrounds like Zong Luohui and Hao Yuan. Do you know Hao Yuan's ambition? "

Xue Rengao was a little dazed when he heard this, and shook his head, "I only know that his anti-Sui heart is extremely firm."

Xue Ju was noncommittal, and said directly, "Hao Yuan's talent is really top-notch. During Kaihuang's reign, he wanted to take part in the imperial examination, but because of his birth, he couldn't get the imperial examination. In his anger, he went back to Jincheng to run business for several years, exhausting his family's resources. Got the post of county magistrate.

From then on, he aimed to overthrow the Sui Dynasty and establish a more fair and just imperial examination system in his mind, with the intention of rewarding the poor and suppressing the powerful, so he was so loyal to my Great Qin."

"Why did Aye suddenly say this to me?" Xue Rengao suddenly came to his senses, with a look of shock on his face, then he shook his head and said: "Aye can still eat Doumi, so Ma Qian's body must be fine."

Xue Ju smiled gratifiedly when he heard the words, and waved his hand to let Xue Rengao back down.

Here, Hao Yuan got Xue Ju's permission to take full charge of the peace talks, and was about to send people to the Tang camp to negotiate, but he got a report from the school captain of Chengmen, and Tang Jun came as an envoy.

Hao Yuan had a strange look on his face, full of suspicion.

Chu Liang also said with some hesitation: "Could it be to persuade you to surrender?"

Hearing these words, Hao Yuan's complexion turned dark immediately, he glanced at Chu Liang and strode away, Chu Liang shook his head and smiled wryly, it seems that the word surrender will not be mentioned in the West Qin camp from now on.

At the city gate tower, Hao Yuan looked at the tens of Tang army envoys below the city, the formation was grand, and he was so dazed that he couldn't figure out the purpose of the Tang army's visit.

Fortunately, at this moment a Tang general under the city shouted: "People in the city, listen up, the king of Tang is benevolent and considers the people in the city, and has no intention of causing more killings. If you want to survive, you can go and report to Xue Ju."

Although the words of the Tang general did not expressly talk about peace talks, Hao Yuan understood it as soon as he heard it, and was immediately overjoyed. Chu Liang also said excitedly: "It's a blessing that the Tang army has taken the initiative to strike. I will go to Kaesong now."

"Wait", Hao Yuan hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, and then stretched out his body and shouted to the outside of the city: "Archers get ready, after ten breaths, if the enemy does not retreat, all arrows will be fired."

As soon as this remark came out, the well-trained Xiqin elite immediately took their bows and arrows, and Tang Jian and others in the city were shocked when they heard the words.

"What do you mean by this? Don't leave the way of life, do you intend to seek death?" The Tang general who shouted was Li Anyuan, who came from the Li family in Liaodong. He was loyal and upright by nature. Hearing these words, he was furious.

Chu Liang was also shocked, and hurriedly grabbed Hao Yuan's sleeve, "What's the meaning of Brother Hao? Didn't you just tell His Majesty that you want peace talks? If you anger the Tang army and attack the city in anger, what should we do?"

Hao Yuan flicked his sleeves, "Now that Tang Jun has taken the initiative to envoy, it is a low-level position, let's just let it dry so that we can negotiate terms later."

Chu Liang was stunned when he heard this. He was born in a family in Henan and was proficient in literature, but he was really helpless with this kind of psychological tricks like bargaining.

"Shoot the arrow," Hao Yuan ordered immediately with a flash of light in his eyes.

Arrows were fired at once, Li Anyuan cursed angrily, and hurriedly retreated to protect Tang Jian.

Tang Ying, in the tent of the Chinese army, Tang Jian looked embarrassed and helpless.

Li Shimin also frowned, "What do you mean by shooting arrows directly to force them back?"

"I think old Xue Ju just wants to fight to the death. If he wants to fight, then he will fight. Chief Manager, please allow me to attack the city first as a deterrent." Whenever this time, the militant Qiu Xinggong is extremely active .

Li Shimin was about to refuse, but Gao Chong thought for a long time, but said: "You can fight one round first."

Seeing that Li Shimin and the others were puzzled, Gao Chong said directly: "Think about it, gentlemen, Xue Ju has been besieged, food and grass are in short supply, but he is uncharacteristically acting so tough. There are no more than two reasons for doing this.

First, he is truly not afraid of death, and is determined to fight to the death, vowing not to negotiate peace.

The second is to bluff and deliberately manipulate us in order to take the initiative in the negotiation. After all, we initiated the negotiation on our own initiative and have lost momentum.”

After Gao Chong made such an analysis, everyone suddenly realized that this logic is completely unproblematic and irrefutable.

Qiu Xinggong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said directly: "Gao Canjun is unparalleled in resourcefulness, and what he said is reasonable."

"Fight with all your might...bluff," Li Shimin murmured, and then nodded unconsciously, "Youzhi's analysis makes sense. Apart from these two possibilities, do you think there are other reasons?" Xiang Changsun Fang Du and others.

Changsun Wuji frowned and remained silent, but Fang Xuanling expressed admiration, "I have always boasted that I am good at planning and analyzing problems, but now Youzhi's analysis is indeed impeccable."

Du Ruhui also nodded, and immediately made a decision: "Only by attacking for one round, can we show that our army is strong and not lose its prestige. No matter whether it is peace or war, we must fight for one round first."

Hearing this, Li Shimin didn't hesitate any longer, and looked at Qiu Xinggong whose eyes were shining brightly, "General Qiu, you will fight immediately, don't feign an attack, you need to show the momentum of our army."

Qiu Xinggong was overjoyed, with a bloodthirsty smile on his face, "The last general will not disgrace his fate", after saying that, he went out excitedly.

Gao Chong said again: "You can also order the construction of siege equipment, and build it with great fanfare."

Li Shimin nodded and thumped the desk, "Whether Xue Ju is bluffing or fighting desperately, our army's momentum cannot be lost."

(End of this chapter)